The redesigned Springbok jersey has been revealed (you'll get to see it on the advert on Supersport this evening if you live in SA) and can be seen as a harmonious agreement between one of South Africa's oldest icons, the springbok and the new, the protea.
As you can see from this fetching photo of John Smit, the redesign sees the jumping springbok move to the right of the jersey, the Canterbury logo to the middle and the national sports emblem, the King Protea, on the left.
A lot of die-hard rugby fans aren't going to be too happy with this, but I think it's a very happy compromise that keeps everyone happy. It also shows brings rugby inline with the other major South African sports, like...
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Hmmm, I don't think the cricket peeps thought this one through.
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I think this look is super and it looks very Springbok to me, don't know about you guys
You go Boys make us proud like you always have and i love watching you guys play, from your number
one female fan!!!!!
It doesn't look bad but the SA Sport logo should look like the Chricket one and a bit smaller as it looks out of balanced with the Springbok. Boys make us proud!!!! Go BOKKE
Personlayy I prefer the 2008 Jersey with just the Springbok, also if you look at the Soccer logo it is also much smaller I don't understand why it should be that big.They are Springboks and will allways be Springboks.
SHOCKING!!!!!!!! That is all i can say, the BOKS bring home the world cup twice and they still get targetted. Everyone in the world knows our rugby team as the SPRINGBOKS, SA makes money because of that emblem.Wake the F... upp!!!!!! Both black and white in SA call them SPRINGBOKS and then a bunch of idiots that has to find a way to justify their huge salary`s come and mess everything upp!!!! It is a sad, sad day in the history of not only South African rugby but also of South Africa as a country! This is not the way to integrate SA, more likely it creates more segregation!!!!! VIVA POWER TO THE SPRINGBOK
To Quintin Schultz
Personally I think it looks great! The rugby team will probably always be known as and referred to as the springboks and yes they've done us proud with 2 world cups. The change in the PLACEMENT of the logo has nothing to do with "targeting" as you put it. All other sporting codes in South Africa are represented by the King Protea and rugby up until now has been the only South African sport that has not fallen under this common representation. This has nothing to do with Black and White and what either refers to the rugby team as, or even the minimizing of segregation as you commented on. It's simply putting all sports in line with what is recognised by all South African's (bar yourself apparently) as the national sporting symbol. Australia carry the same type of logo format with the Wallaby on the right and the Rugby Union logo on the left.
Don't work yourself up about it too much Quintin. Our national rugby team will still win, and that’s all that matters. And it is the winning that generates the money...not the Bok.
To Simphiwe
As an expat living all over europe for the last 10 years i can tell u that it is the BOK that people recognize everywhere and not King Protea, so albeit this is an ok compromise, if they ever remove the BOK from our shirt, everyone will keep calling them SPRINGBOKS cuz they have been DIE BOKKE since 1906. that is for 102 years, where was your protea then? in die fynbos...
The jersey is great! if anything the springbok should be bigger!
We want everyone to know we are the springboks and we are God dam proud of being the best in the world!
Simply the best since sliced bread