▁three ▁tests ▁before ▁winning ▁the ▁last ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Spring b ok ▁tour ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁went ▁ahead ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ene ag les ▁Ag re ement . ▁South ▁Africa ▁lost ▁the ▁series ▁ 1 – 2 . ▁The ▁tour ▁and ▁the ▁massive ▁civil ▁dis ruption ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁had ▁ram ifications ▁far ▁beyond ▁rugby . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Er rol ▁Tob ias ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁non - white ▁South ▁African ▁to ▁represent ▁his ▁country ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁field ▁against ▁Ireland . ▁South ▁Africa ▁sought ▁to ▁counter act ▁its ▁sport ing ▁isol ation ▁by ▁inv iting ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁J agu ars ▁to ▁tour . ▁The ▁team ▁contained ▁mainly ▁Argent in ian ▁players . ▁E ight ▁matches ▁were ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s — all ▁awarded ▁Test ▁status . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁England ▁tou red ▁losing ▁both ▁test ▁matches ; ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁selected , ▁only ▁Ralph ▁Kn ib bs ▁of ▁Br istol ▁refused ▁to ▁tour ▁for ▁political ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁isol ation ▁from ▁apart heid , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁South ▁Africa ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁a ▁single ▁test ▁match ▁against ▁an ▁established ▁country , ▁although ▁South ▁Africa ▁did ▁play ▁some ▁matches ▁against ▁makes h ift ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁a ▁planned ▁All ▁Black ▁tour ▁of ▁South ▁Africa