Rugby union in South Africa

Rugby union in South Africa is a major team sport with deep historical roots, a prominent domestic competition, and a national team known as the Springboks.

South African Rugby Board: The governing body for white rugby in South Africa during apartheid. It administered the sport separately from non-white rugby and controlled the Springboks.
South Africa national rugby union team: The men's national rugby union team of South Africa, nicknamed the Springboks. The national side is the best-known expression of the country's rugby tradition.
Nelson Mandela: A South African anti-apartheid leader who became the country's first Black president in 1994. His support for the Springboks at the 1995 World Cup made the team a vehicle for reconciliation.
Currie Cup: South Africa's principal domestic rugby union competition, first contested in 1892. It is the country's oldest major competition and a longstanding proving ground for players.
South African sports boycott: International sporting restrictions and refusals to compete with South African teams in protest against apartheid. The boycott isolated Springbok rugby and made tours a site of political conflict.
South African Rugby Union: The national governing body for rugby union in South Africa, formed in 1992. Its creation unified previously divided rugby administrations as apartheid ended.
1995 Rugby World Cup: The third Rugby World Cup, hosted and won by South Africa in 1995. The Springboks' victory became a prominent symbol of post-apartheid unity.
Chester Williams: A South African rugby union player who was the only non-white member of the 1995 World Cup-winning Springboks squad. His place in the 1995 side highlighted the changing racial composition of national rugby.
United Rugby Championship: A professional rugby union league featuring clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. South African provincial sides compete in this cross-border club league.
Sporting apartheid: Racial segregation and discrimination in South African sport under apartheid. It excluded most Black South Africans from the institutions and opportunities of rugby.

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