Seeds of Boks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE ‘PROTEST TOUR’ OF 1969, FIFTY YEARS ON

It’s barely a month since the first truly multi-racial South African rugby side gloriously took the World Cup in Japan by spanking England in the final and all those concerned deserve all the praise and awards going before they descend from cloud nine.
It’s been a struggle and there are many heroes down in South Africa who deserve recognition. Early pioneer black players like Morgan Cushe and Errol Tobias followed by Chester Williams who was the one black player in the 1995 squad.
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