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    Springbok Tour

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    Zealand forever. Background to the tour Prior to the springbok tour of 1981‚ New Zealand and South Africa had always had a long tradition of intense and friendly sporting rivalry when it came to the Springboks versing New Zealand’s national rugby team‚ the All Blacks. In South Africa racism had been written into the laws of the country (the apartheid laws) and under them‚ black South Africans (84% of the population) suffered terribly at the hands of the white minority. Blacks were disadvantaged

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    1981 SPRINGBOk TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND FOCUS QUESTION 1 Why did the game between the waikato rugby team and springbok? the reason why the game was cancelled because 350 protesters ivaded the rugby field after pulling down a fence using sheer force . the crowed were trowing bottles and other objects at the protesters‚as a stolen lightplane was aproching the stadium the police called off the game because itwas to unsafe to play with bottles and other objects on the pitch! FOCUS QUESTION 2

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    The Maori Haka

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    Research Report Maori Haka The haka has become a trademark of one of the world’s most widely known rugby teams‚ the New Zealand All Blacks. A well performed haka before a crucial game can still stir the crowds into a frenzy and unsettle the toughest opponents. In my research I have investigated how the haka originated‚ how the haka has progressed throughout New Zealand rugby history‚ and New Zealand’s opinion about the haka as a sports routine. The intriguing history of the well known Ka mate

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    protests. To some observers it might seem inconceivable that the cause of this unrest was the visit to New Zealand of the South African rugby team (the Springboks). Although not a major sport on a global scale‚ rugby has established itself not only as New Zealand’s number one sport but as a vital component in this country’s national identity. In many ways the playing of rugby took a back seat in 1981‚ and the sport suffered in the following years as players and supporters came to terms with the fallout

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    The 1981 Springbok Tour

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    Resource 8: (The History of South African Rugby)  In fact Rugby dominated the non-white sports scene in places like the Cape colony and the Eastern Cape in particular through to the late 1960s but rugby organisation (Western province coloured rugby union was founded in 1886 and the South African Coloured Rugby Board (SACRB) was founded in 1896) and teams were kept segregated with discrimination against black and coloured players and little government funding. In 1919 New Zealand toured South

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    will be discussing with you how the film invictious relates to hope and courage‚ the film works around two main characters‚ Morgan Freeman as South African President Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as François Pienaar‚ the captain of the South African rugby union team the Springboks. The film displays that hope and courage are very important aspects of Presidential leadership; Nelson Mandela is displayed in the film to be both hopeful and courageous. The scene from the film I have seen to best display

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    Underground Quiz

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    Hero of the Underground Section 1 quiz Kinder 1. Is the following statement true or false? As the book begins Jason believes that death would be a relief to the life he was living. a. True b. False 2. Which of the following drug withdrawals did Jason believe was the closest thing to hell that people would ever experience? a. Cocaine b. Crack c. Heroine 3. Diane met Jason when she worked as a ____________? a. Artist b. Dancer c. Drug dealer 4. In the first chapter‚ Jason is having an argument

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    There is a South African Proverb that states "Until lions write books‚ history will always glorify the hunter". In his play "Los Vendidos"‚ Luis Valdez tries to become a lion and let the voice of Chicano history be heard. Luis Valdez does this in a satirical way by presenting the views and stereotypes that many American’s have had and continue to have‚ about Chicano’s in the form of a shop where Chicano "model/robots" are sold. By presenting each Chicano as a robot and stereotype‚ Luis Valdez tries

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    strategic and methodical effort for the Gosford All Back Rugby Football Club. Based in England‚ the Gosford All Black Rugby team has the fortune of taking part in the Rugby World Cup in which they use to provide a

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    Advertising Evaluation

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    chosen to do an advertising campaign for the World Rugby Shop (www.worldrugbyshop.com)‚ a company that specializes in selling Rugby gear‚ equipment‚ clothing‚ etc. My focus group will be children; more specifically pre teens aged 7-12. Although this is a continuing controversy within the world of marketing‚ I feel it is an extremely important and beneficial market to tap into for two reasons: (1) children are the future. If we get them involved with Rugby early on‚ it will only grow. (2) Children make

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