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How's this kak with the Protea replacing the Springbok on SA rugby jerseys? Are we now supposed to support a bunch of flowers when we take on England on Saturday?
Seems as though SA Rugby authorities are bowing down to Puke Watson and his tribe. If the Springbok goes, the support must go as well…

 I just think it is really sad that the Bok emblem which is a symbol of unification for South Africa should go, just because a bunch of Politicians are amusing themselves and playing political games. I mean it is 13 years after Madiba sported the number 6 jersey. 13 YEARS!!! And still they manage to throw in the race card - will the country never move on? The Sprinbok is dead, long live the Springbok.

If you support the Bok - put on your green and gold Bok jersey on December 1.

Read e-mail sent around worldwide below:

As you are no doubt aware, the Springbok emblem is once again under attack, specifically by the SA Parliament's Sport Portfolio Committee.
 
They demand nothing less than the complete abolition of the Springbok emblem and it's replacement by the King Protea as the symbol for rugby. They also demand no further use of the term, Springboks, to describe the South African national team.  They will not consider any compromises, despite the fact that Nelson Mandela supports the Springbok emblem and that it is quite evident that the Boks have massive public support.
 
So much for building the Rainbow Nation, reconciliation and fashioning the united non-racial society we yearn for!

The driving force behind this lunacy is Butana Khompela, the same man who threatened to confiscate the Springbok team and management's passports before the World Cup, if the team was not "transformed enough."   Despite the massive support show by the country for the Springboks during both World Cup wins, this little bureaucrat with an axe to grind continues to seek the destruction of a beloved emblem which has been in existence for over 100 years.
 
What can we do?
 
On 1 December 2008, South Africans all over the globe are planning to stand up in visible protest against political interference in the issue over the Springbok emblem.

On this day we ask all of you to wear your hat, blanket, jersey, t-shirt, cap, scarf, pants, gloves or whatever, with the Springbok emblem on it .
Whether it is to work, school, church or even parliament, as long as the emblem can be seen.
 
Send this email to all South Africans and fair-minded friends of South Africans so that they may take part on the 1 December  08.
Whatever you do, REMEMBER, 1 DECEMBER 2008, IS THE DAY ON WHICH YOU CAN TAKE PART IN A WORLDWIDE PROTEST ACTION.

 Supporters do it in green - with the Bok on their chests. Send this to all Bok supporters that you know and lets show support round the globe.

 Even my Pommie housemates say changing the emblem is "ridiculous"!