▁Spring b oks ▁lost ▁test ▁matches ▁against ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁drew ▁against ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Wales . ▁Through out ▁the ▁tour ▁however , ▁large ▁anti - ap art heid ▁demonstr ations ▁meant ▁that ▁several ▁matches ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁behind ▁bar bed ▁wire ▁f ences . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁once ▁again — after ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁treat ▁Ma oris ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁Ma ori ▁spect ators ▁as ▁' hon or ary ▁whites '. ▁The ▁Spring b oks ▁won ▁the ▁test ▁series ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring b ok ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁Spring b oks ▁won ▁all ▁three ▁tests . ▁As ▁in ▁Britain ▁three ▁years ▁before , ▁however , ▁massive ▁anti - ap art heid ▁demonstr ations ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁team , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁transport ed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁after ▁the ▁trade ▁un ions ▁refused ▁to ▁service ▁plan es ▁or ▁trains ▁transport ing ▁them . ▁A ▁planned ▁tour ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Norman ▁Kirk ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁public ▁safety . ▁ ▁The ▁L ions ▁team ▁that ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁triumph ed ▁ 3 – 0 ▁( with ▁one ▁drawn ) ▁in ▁the ▁test ▁series . ▁A ▁key ▁feature ▁was ▁the ▁L ions ' ▁inf am ous ▁' 9