South Africa national rugby union team
Organization in Rugby
South Africa national rugby union team has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook notes that black South Africans generally did not support the Springboks, preferring football and seeing rugby as the oppressor's game.
“Because black South Africans did not, by and large, support the Springbok rugby team. Their sport was not rugby, it was football”
The Rest Is History: 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 21:34
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace South Africa's anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the fall of apartheid, and Nelson Mandela's use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.