South African great Naas Botha would like to see the Springbok emblem retained on the famous green jersey but accepts it's inevitable it will disappear and reckons they might as well get rid of it sooner rather than later.
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"Everyone is tired of hearing every year that the Springbok has to go. Shoot it now and get it over with," he said.
"It is more about representing your country than about the emblem on your chest anyway.
"Paul Roos's (South Africa's first rugby captain) team played in navy jerseys. Does it really matter whether the jersey is green, blue of yellow, and which emblem appears on it?"
But former Springbok captain Wynand Claassen does not agree.
"The Springbok epitomises, since 1906, speed, grace and excellence. The Springbok is certainly about more than merely representing your country."
The issue has certainly polarised people in the rugby republic.
Corne Krige, who captained the 2003 World Cup team, said it would be "an absolute tragedy" if the Springbok emblem was axed.
"If I were still playing and the emblem was scrapped before next month's tour I would have seriously reconsidered whether I still wanted to play for South Africa," Krige said.
"The emblem does not divide people. People divide people -- in this case, ignorant political role players."
A jersey featuring a springbok on one side and a protea, the national flower, on the other side has been suggested as a compromise.
