Rugby fans have nicknamed the jersey the “Checkers 60/60 kit” due to its turquoise (or hyper-jade) and white colours. Traditionally, South African sports teams are known to wear green and gold.

Hands up all those who believe the Springboks' 'alternate' jersey - featuring the colours of turquoise and white ... Checkers Sixty60's response to Springbok jersey wins hearts .

Another user who had read the former skipper’ post replied, “Checkers must have paid a lot to have those colours (laughing emoji).” To many the kit debate may seem trivial, but there is a reason why ...

Local sport Rugby World Cup Sport Tongues are wagging about controversial Springbok jersey The Springboks' new alternative kit, in which they played this past weekend against Scotland during their ...

New Zealand manager Andrew Martin says his country's rugby officials would never allow the All Black jersey to carry the kind of sponsorship logo to be seen on the controversial new Springbok ...

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has spoken about the significance of pulling on the Springbok jersey and how much it means to the players. He says since Rassie Erasmus took over as head coach in ...