Springboks to wear white against Ireland after fans get hot under the collar

The Boks will wear their third-choice, all white kit against the Irish at the Stade de France on Saturday.

NOT SO FAN-TASITC: South Africa’s Faf de Klerk takes selfies with fans, many of whom do not like their second choice jersey. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Steve Haag Sports/Steve Haag

The Springboks have confirmed that they will wear a third-choice, all-white kit against Ireland for the Pool B encounter at Stade de France this Saturday.

If that seems like an incidental trifle ahead of such a monumental meeting then it is no small thing given the ructions caused by the “hyper-jade and white” strip that the team sported for the tournament opener against Scotland in Marseille.