1976 Summer Olympics boycotted the Montreal Games when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976 in defiance of the United Nations' calls for a sporting embargo. The vote occurred on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, Netherlands. While Los Angeles and Moscow were viewed as the favourites given that they represented the world's two main powers, many of the smaller countries supported Montreal as an underdog and as a relatively neutral site for the games. Los Angeles was eliminated after the
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