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A similar change was envisioned for the national rugby team. Consequently, from 1992, the national rugby team jersey featured a King Protea alongside the Springbok. As portrayed in the film Invictus, pressure to replace the Springbok emblem intensified in 1994, just before the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.
Football first arrived in South Africa through colonialism in the late nineteenth century, as the game was popular among British soldiers. [10] From the earliest days of the sport in South Africa until the end of apartheid, organised soccer was affected by the country's system of racial segregation.
Soccer Saturday grew out of Sports Saturday, which started in August 1992 and was hosted by Paul Dempsey and Sue Barker. [2] Sports Saturday was similar in format to the BBC's Grandstand programme featuring a variety of sports and as with Grandstand, the programme finished with news of the day's football in a segment called Scorelines. [3]
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The Bulls, already qualified in first position, fielded a weakened line-up and the Stormers duly beat them 38–10 for their first home semi-final since 1999. In the semi-final against the Waratahs a win was never in doubt as they beat the men from Sydney 25–6, the game's only try being a spectacular individual effort by Juan de Jongh .
SEC showdowns (Georgia-Ole Miss and Alabama-LSU) highlight the Week 11 college football schedule Saturday. Here's time and TV info for every FBS game.
The longest postseason in college football history is at hand. A look at the entire bowl lineup ending with the national title game on Jan. 20.
The 1981 South African rugby tour (known in New Zealand as the 1981 Springbok Tour, and in South Africa as the Rebel Tour) polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across New Zealand. The controversy also extended to the United States, where the South African rugby team continued their tour after departing New Zealand.