1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa

Later tours

New Zealand Rugby Union then refused any other tour for the succeeding ten years until Māori and Samoan player participation was accepted in 1970. On that occasion South African authorities, gave them the title of "Honorary Whites", but controversies remained. In 1976, all the African countries boycotted the Olympic Games in protest at the All Blacks' tour of South Africa.

Then, the 1981 Springboks' tour, was contested by a large part of New Zealand public opinion, with riots and demonstrations.

In 1985 public opinion convinced NZRU to cancel another tour in South Africa. Only with the end of apartheid, in 1992 did the controversy end.

Also outside the political troubles, the results of the tour weren't good in any case for All Blacks, that lost the series with only a victory and a draw in the four-match series against the Springboks

Results

In Australia

No test match was played.

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

In Africa

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

Cultural reaction

The Howard Morrison Quartet released "My Old Man's an All-Black", a parody of My Old Man's a Dustman, which noted the absence of Māori players from the touring side:

He wears the silver fern, But his mates just couldn’t take him So he’s out now for a turn. Fi Fi Fo Fum, there’s no Horis in this scrum.}}

American satirist Tom Lehrer was touring New Zealand in April 1960 when Prime Minister Walter Nash officially refused to intervene in the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's plans to tour South Africa with only white players. On introducing his own song "Fight Fiercely, Harvard" in the Auckland Town Hall, he said "At this juncture of the evening's symposium, I wish to pay tribute to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union--for not allowing a little thing like human dignity to interfere with the great principles of the game." He would go on to pen original lyrics on the subject, which were published in the Auckland Star:

It became the state religion right away, And to the ten commandments has been added an eleventh, And it says: No matter what -- thou shalt play!

CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, why so rash? Is the Rugby Union so hard up for cash? Though you talk about the Maori In your phrases sweet and flow'ry I'm afraid you've missed the point, Mr Nash.

When the team goes to South Africa, we all must act politely, So to all their local problems, let's be mute. It might be a friendly gesture as a token of affection If we brought along some blacks for them to shoot.

CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, etc.

No, it doesn't really matter what New Zealand may have lost, As long as Kiwi Rugby players are supreme, And just think how glad they'd make us if they came back with the title Of the World's Greatest Non-Pigmented Team!

CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, etc.}}

Notes

References

1. not officially recognized by [[New Zealand Rugby Union. NZRU]] as a test match
2. Reid, Neil. (9 May 2010). "Bee Gee: I never felt I was an honorary white". Sunday News.
3. Brown, Michael. (18 April 2010). "Rugby: Once was hatred". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
4. "My old man's an All Black".
5. (1964). "Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in New Zealand". Seven Seas.
6. (16 April 1960). ""Oh, Mr Nash," says Tom Lehrer". Auckland Star.
7. (1964). "Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in New Zealand". Seven Seas.