Finally sense has prevailed. Earlier in the year, it had been suggested that the South Africa rugby team stop using the Springbok emblem as it was part of the apartheid era and that the King Protea should replace the Springbok. Not many people were too happy about loosing the Springbok but now Saru president Oregan Hoskins and his deputy Mark Alexander, and the sports minister, the Reverend Makhenkesi Stofile met in Cape Town today and decided the the Springbok emblem can continue to be used but will now be put on the right hand side of the jursey.

The King Protea will be placed on the left hand side of the jursey. So now the Springbok and the King Protea will happily ‘live’ together side by side and hopefully this will be the end of this Springbok emblem issue.