The Springbok emblem is set to be culled in its current form, but the leaping antelope will stay on future national rugby team jerseys.
That was the decision taken at an SA Rugby Union Presidents’ Council meeting in Johannesburg last week.
The union will duly place the flower on the left breast of the bottle-green jersey, following calls to scrap the Springbok emblem during a national sports indaba in Durban last month.
The Springbok will move to the right breast, and the team will still be known as the Springboks.
The union will discuss its decision with sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile on November 18 .
Stofile claimed that the government “owned” the Springbok emblem. But yesterday the union confirmed that it owned the emblem.
“The council noted legal advice that Saru is the sole proprietor and legal owner of the Springbok badge, emblem and trademark and would continue to wear the emblem alongside the King Protea on the national playing jersey,” the union said in a statement.
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