Sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era prepared to readmit South Africa after assurances that its team would be multi-racial; but a threatened boycott by African nations and others forestalled this. The South African Games of 1969 and 1973 were intended to allow Olympic-level competition for South Africans against foreign athletes. South Africa was formally expelled from the IOC in 1970. In 1976, African nations demanded that New Zealand be suspended by the IOC for continued contacts with South Africa, including a tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team. When the IOC refused, the African teams withdrew from the games. This contributed to the Gleneagles
1972 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina Complete list of matches played by the South Africa u23 in Argentina: Report of all the matches played by the "Gazelles" in Argentina: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 1972 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina The 1972 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina was a series of matches played by the "Gazelles" (Under-23 South African selection) in Argentina, between September and November 1972. It was the second tour of Argentina by this selection, after the 1966 tour and the fourth of a South African team. The series between "Gazelles" and