New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
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The New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a highly controversial sporting visit during the apartheid era that provoked widespread international condemnation and helped galvanize anti-apartheid protest movements, particularly across Africa.
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| New Zealand national rugby union team tour of South Africa in 1976 | 1 |
| New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa Context triple: [African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa, hasCause, New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa]
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African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
The African boycott over New Zealand’s rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a major political protest in which numerous African nations withdrew from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to condemn continued sporting links with the apartheid regime.
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1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in apartheid-era South Africa, remembered for its political controversy and the Lions’ hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful Test series against the Springboks.
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2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa Target entity description: The New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a highly controversial sporting visit during the apartheid era that provoked widespread international condemnation and helped galvanize anti-apartheid protest movements, particularly across Africa.
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A.
African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
The African boycott over New Zealand’s rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a major political protest in which numerous African nations withdrew from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to condemn continued sporting links with the apartheid regime.
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B.
1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in apartheid-era South Africa, remembered for its political controversy and the Lions’ hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful Test series against the Springboks.
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C.
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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D.
2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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E.
2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
- F. None of above. chosen
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African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
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New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
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African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
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this entity surface form:
New Zealand national rugby union team tour of South Africa in 1976