Springbok colours is the name given to green and gold blazers awarded to members of the South Africa national rugby union team.

Using the guidelines that the director of the South African Rugby Board (SARB) had given for the playing kit of bottle green jerseys and a gold collar, Roos instructed that a green blazer with gold piping and a Springbok emblem on the breast pocket would be made for the team in Richmond.

The board initially declared it was happy to share the Springbok colours, providing that they were only awarded to white amateur sportspeople representing South Africa internationally.

Later as a result of the legislation, Glen Popham was not awarded Springbok colours following winning a gold medal in Karate in the 1969 South African Games alongside his white team, as his race was officially classified as Coloured which the South African National Olympic Committee were not aware of prior.

However, legal writers stated that the South African government's claim had expired in 2007, while SARU's copyright still was valid and pursuant to the case of In re: Certification of the Constitution of the RSA 1996.

[12] Following South Africa's victory that year, all other players and coaching team members were expected to wear their Springbok colours to the post-tournament awards dinner.