Springbok to stay on South Africa jerseys

South Africa’s rugby world champions will be allowed to continue to use the Springbok emblem for the foreseeable future despite claims it is divisive.

South Africa’s rugby world champions will be allowed to continue to use the Springbok emblem for the foreseeable future despite claims it is divisive.

The country’s sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile, South African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins and his deputy Mark Alexander agreed to keep the Springbok at a meeting in Cape Town today.

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