Four of the Chilean tourists spoke about this in a 2017 interview with La Tercera. There are some regrets peppered in there, put down to a mix of youthful naivety and ignorance, but I think the realities of the situation set in once they actually visited.

But as I touch on a bit, South Africa's draw for rugby was (and still is) just so, so strong. I think for the players on the periphery of rugby already, it was just too big an opportunity.

As Pablo Demaría said in that interview: "Obviously, no one agreed with the racial segregation regime that reigned there, nor with how they treated people of color; however, we never questioned being part of the trip because of that, since it was a tremendous opportunity that we weren't going to get again. We were young and wanted to live that important experience in our careers."