Although the call for 'No Maoris – No Tour' gained momentum after 1960, how South Africa selected its team was widely regarded as its own business. Beating the Springboks was still a source of national pride, as indicated in this 1965 cartoon by Nevile Lodge of Wellington's Evening Post.
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1981 Springbok tour
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RELATED TO CARTOON FROM 1965 SPRINGBOKS SERIES
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Ernest Asher
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Nevile Lodge
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