Rugby World Cup. A one-time aspirant rugby Springbok reflects on the significance of the victory
Channel: PolitySA
Date: 2023-11-13

When I got to university, one of the highlights of the year was the InterVarsity rugby match between UCT and Stellenbosch. By that time, I was fairly politically aware, having grown up as a liberal, my parents having been founder members of the Progressive Party, and at UCT, there were a very limited number of black students, (meaning Africans Coloureds and Indians) and they were obviously very aware of segregation.

Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks Part Two of his column, 'Rugby World Cup. A one-time aspirant rugby Springbok reflects on the significance of the victory'