Protest in Gisborne
On the evening before the first Springbok match against Poverty
Bay in Gisborne, protestors hired a land rover and smashed through the fence
around the rugby ground. They drove around the park and scattered broken glass
on the field before being arrested. This was the first time protestors and
supporters came face to face for the first time. The day of the game there was
as scene of mud splattered chaos. Hundreds of protestors tried to storm their
way onto the rugby ground as they tried to demolish the perimeter set up around
the field, while umbrella wielding protestors fought back.
Bay in Gisborne, protestors hired a land rover and smashed through the fence
around the rugby ground. They drove around the park and scattered broken glass
on the field before being arrested. This was the first time protestors and
supporters came face to face for the first time. The day of the game there was
as scene of mud splattered chaos. Hundreds of protestors tried to storm their
way onto the rugby ground as they tried to demolish the perimeter set up around
the field, while umbrella wielding protestors fought back.