The Springboks won’t sak their vlag at the World Cup, despite possibly being forced to play under a neutral flag and without the national anthem.
This is after the South African government reportedly failed to amend their drug free sport act to comply with the new World Anti-Doping Code, which came into force in 2021, in time.
More than 700 sporting bodies and federations have accepted the new code, but last month, Wada released a statement saying South Africa had not updated its code.
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According to a media report, the government has until October 13 to comply. Failing which, the country’s sporting teams will have to play under a neutral flag.
Asked about the possibility of facing France without a vlag, Springbok scrum coach Daan Human says: “I’m not too sure a 100 percent what’s happening there, I can’t really comment on it. All I can know is the Springboks players are one 100 percent focussed on the job...
“I doesn’t matter in which colour jersey, or a jersey without a flag on or even without the national anthem, I can tell you… our whole squad here who represent South Africa - they represent 60 million people back home and they’re willing to fight for them. I can assure you of that.”