The ANC have been trying to get rid of the Springbok as the South African rugby emblem for years - they, sniff, sniff, associate it with Apartheid (I'm not even going to go there today). Well, they've bided their time and are using the upcoming rugby World Cup in New Zealand to get rid move it to the sleeve so they can put the stupid Protea logo over the players heart, in place of the Springbok. The Springbok emblem is a legend in the world of Rugby Union - it is idolised and everyone wants to beat a Springbok - not a bloody Protea. As usual, the useless ANC has shown what a bunch of wankers they are - they couldn't even work out that if they put the stupid Protea emblem on the sleeve they could leave the Springbok where it belongs - that takes too much sense and brains. I wonder if the All Blacks remove their "emblem" and put it on the sleeve like the SA clowns. Let's see what happens after the WC....my bet is that it'll stay on the sleeve for a while and then slowly disappear, just like democracy in South Africa. The jersey looks kak.
The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup jersey has been unveiled, with the Bok emblem having moved to the left sleeve.
According to the Keo.co.za website, the IRB Rugby World Cup logo has to appear on the right-hand side of all teams’ jerseys at the tournament.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) had asked the IRB to make an exception for the Boks, but the world governing body refused to budge, meaning the Protea (the official emblem of all South African national sports teams) is on the left-hand side of the jersey and the Bok emblem on the left sleeve.
The logo of new sponsors, Absa, is not allowed to be on the Bok jersey for the World Cup.
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