A new Springbok jersey featuring South Africa's national sporting emblem, the King Protea, will be launched in time for the test series against the British & Irish Lions in June. Will this jersey be to big a change for South Africa?
There has been ongoing controversy over the century-old springbok emblem with its critics saying it is a reminder of South Africa’s apartheid past. The new-look jersey will feature the King Protea on the left-hand side and the leaping springbok on the right, in line with a President’s Council decision of December. The Springbok badge will be simplified with the dropping of the current device of a ball within a protea that is placed above the springbok.
No date has been set for the launch of the new jersey, however the Springboks will wear it for the first time against the Lions in Durban on June 20.
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