Gleneagles Agreement
The Commonwealth heads of state in 1977 discussed what was happening in South Africa at the time surrounding apartheid. they decided to adopt the Gleneagles agreement which discouraged any contact between sportsmen and sporting organisations in South Africa. The people of the Commonwealth are known were known for embracing people from a diverse range of cultures of any language, colours and faith. The Gleneagles Agreement was key for the Commonwealth to sign to keep this perceived idea of equality in the Commonwealth. Despite the Gleneagles Agreement Robert Muldoon made it clear that he would not interfere with any sporting tours as he did not believe the politics should enter into sport. The deputy prime minister Brian Talboys expressed concern the the NZRFU and Ces Blazey that by accepting the tour to go ahead could be perceived as condoning apartheid in South Africa. He was also concerned that New Zealand could lose a significant amount of support internationally.