Temporary cut of sporting contact with South Africa
The tour lead to there being a hault of tours taking place between New Zealand and South Africa. After the 1981 Springbok tour had finished, no official sporting contact took place between New Zealand and South Africa until the early 1990s, after apartheid had been abolished. The 1985 tour to South Africa was cancelled, which resulted in the 'rebel tour' in 1986. The unofficial New Zealand rugby union team, also known as 'The Cavaliers' toured South Africa. It was privately organised and South Africa encouraged them to come because no other teams were prepared to play them while the apartheid system was still under way. New Zealand didnt come into contact with the Springboks as considerably until apartheid was was stopped. The Springboks did not compete in the first two World Cups in 1987 and 1991 because of anti-apartheid sporting boycotts of South Africa. However, when the newly democratic South Africa hosted the tournament in 1995, the team made its debut when they beat the All Blacks 15–12 in the final. This is now remembered as a significant moment in the sporting history between New Zealand and South Africa.