Springbok Rugby Tour protests continued 40 years ago this month.
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, opens a new window12 September 1981 was the day of the third and final test match of the controversial Springbok rugby tour. It was also the anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa who died while being held by police in 1977. The All Blacks were playing the Springboks at Eden Park in Auckland but protests were again held throughout the country. In Christchurch the protesters started in the central city and then marched to Lancaster Park, successfully gathering on the pitch.
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