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<blockquote data-quote="BigTen" data-source="post: 124622"><p>Ultimately it is up to South African rugby to decide on issues that relate to South African rugby and not the government.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The South Africans have a world-wide brand of "Springboks" and to do away with that would be like shooting yourself in the foot. The name has history, tradition and marketability.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I could never imagine the New Zealand government demanding that the All Blacks change their name and even if they did there would be a huge outcry; and rightfully so.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>SA Rugby should frow some balls and tell the government where to go on this one and at the same time should also tell them where they can put their Springbok quota system. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><em>"...keep politics out of sport, especially rugby..."</em> <strong>goranksi.</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>A bit naive there, Goranski, sports and politics will always be intermixed. You would be particularly foolish to even think that they can be separated. It would be good if they could, especially in South Africa, but it is going to take some major work for SA Rugby to fight the government on this one.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>But don't worry as fans we will always refer to them as the Springboks or as the 'Boks and we will pass that down to other fans and even to our kids and grandkids. We will make it the unofficial name and simply ignore the "official" new name that the government gives to them. It will be just like all of the English football clubs that have unofficial nicknames that the clubs eventually adopt as their official nicknames. Eventually there will be a new government in South Africa that decides that it is okay for the name to be returned to the Springboks or SA Rugby will just be brave enough to change it.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>This isn't really too much of an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTen, post: 124622"] Ultimately it is up to South African rugby to decide on issues that relate to South African rugby and not the government. The South Africans have a world-wide brand of "Springboks" and to do away with that would be like shooting yourself in the foot. The name has history, tradition and marketability. I could never imagine the New Zealand government demanding that the All Blacks change their name and even if they did there would be a huge outcry; and rightfully so. SA Rugby should frow some balls and tell the government where to go on this one and at the same time should also tell them where they can put their Springbok quota system. [i]"...keep politics out of sport, especially rugby..."[/i] [b]goranksi.[/b] A bit naive there, Goranski, sports and politics will always be intermixed. You would be particularly foolish to even think that they can be separated. It would be good if they could, especially in South Africa, but it is going to take some major work for SA Rugby to fight the government on this one. But don't worry as fans we will always refer to them as the Springboks or as the 'Boks and we will pass that down to other fans and even to our kids and grandkids. We will make it the unofficial name and simply ignore the "official" new name that the government gives to them. It will be just like all of the English football clubs that have unofficial nicknames that the clubs eventually adopt as their official nicknames. Eventually there will be a new government in South Africa that decides that it is okay for the name to be returned to the Springboks or SA Rugby will just be brave enough to change it. This isn't really too much of an issue. [/QUOTE]
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