St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
MP0402
Object ID
MP0402
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Swansea RFC
Season
Description
Match programme: Swansea v South Africa at St Helen's on 15 November 1969.
Info
Match programme: Swansea v South Africa at St Helen's on 15 November 1969.
Keywords
This match was marred by violence when anti-apartheid protestors invaded the pitch. Many of the tour fixtures were held in empty grounds for this reason. It was the last time Swansea would play South Africa until the dismantling of the apartheid system and Springbok tour of 1994.
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