▁series ▁they ▁defeated ▁South ▁Africa ▁ 1 8 – 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁test . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Spring b ok ▁defeat ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁British ▁L ions ▁tour ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁four - test ▁series ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁draw . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Spring b oks ▁tou red ▁Austral asia ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁won ▁its ▁first ▁series ▁over ▁the ▁Spring b oks , ▁in ▁" the ▁most ▁bitter ly ▁fought ▁series ▁in ▁history ." ▁ ▁When ▁France ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁France ▁exceed ed ▁expect ations ▁and ▁drew ▁ 3 – 3 . ▁The ▁French ▁then ▁secured ▁a ▁Test ▁series ▁victory ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 5 ▁victory . ▁ ▁Anti - ap art heid ▁protest s : ▁ 1 9 6 0 s – 1 9 7 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁international ▁criticism ▁of ▁apart heid ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁The ▁Wind ▁of ▁Change ▁speech ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ar pe ville ▁mass acre . ▁The ▁Spring b oks ▁increasing ly ▁became ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁international ▁protest . ▁The ▁All ▁Black s ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁despite ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁signature ▁pet ition ▁oppos ing ▁it . ▁The ▁Spring b oks ▁a ven ged ▁their ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁series