- Note: This article about is about a real-world event, but only provides information about the event as it took place in Westside.
Protesters demonstrating against the tour.
The Springbok Tour was a rugby tour by the South African team to New Zealand from June to August 1981, that divided the country and sparked widespread protests. The event serves as the historical backdrop for Series 2 of Westside.
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Real video footage from the protests, mostly taken from the documentary Patu!, was intervowen with footage shot for the series.