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This chapter describes the effects of racism on the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) and on rugby relations between New Zealand and apartheid South Africa. It then charts the growing opposition to this racism in New Zealand. It concludes with an appraisal of political developments in South Africa since the dismantling of apartheid in the early 1990s—a period of uninterrupted government by the African National Congress (ANC).
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Minto, J. (2016). Race, Rugby and Political Protest in New Zealand: A Personal Account. In: Dart, J., Wagg, S. (eds) Sport, Protest and Globalisation. Global Culture and Sport Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46492-7_7
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