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For South Africans it is a matter of pride that our sports teams in green and gold compete.
Yet to hear and read a man that Australians continue even after their sporting colors as the "green and gold" refers.
So, who has first claim to the colors which country's participants wore it first? Is there a case to make South Africa "more" right on the green and gold as his rival antipodiese?
As far as can be determined, was Laurens Smitz Meintjes (1868-1941) the first South African athlete who has a green vest in a foreign country carrying. Meintjes in 1893 in the cycling world championships in Chicago prevailed. He did not South Africa officially represented, but his club, the Wanderers' Amateur Cycling Club.
From a drawing by the sculptor Anton van Wouw made of him, it seems that his shirt and green pants she was blue. The binding was not gold or yellow, but white.
In 1894 South Africa sent its first cricket team to England and the team photo the dark caps are clearly visible. What color was it is not clear.
It was probably blue because the blue of Oxford very popular among cricketers.
Shortly thereafter, in July 1895, the brothers Peter and Philip J. Blignaut, P. Hunter and H.D. Gradwell at the English Athletics Championships in London to participate. They have the South African Amateur Athletics Association and represented by the contemporary sports writer GA Parker had them dressed in green and orange. The British South Africa magazine in 1895 states that "Their uniform of green edged with yellow bijzonder was pretty." One of the brothers Blignaut's jacket later years a place in the museum's Wanderersklub and is commonly found as the first "Springbokbaadjie" considered.
The South African Rugbyvoetbalraad (SARVR) was founded in 1889 and in those years, South Africa's first representative teams with the arms of the Cape Colony on their jerseys games. This weapon has a lion on a shield with a deer and a wildebeest on either side on a green background appears. The colors would be red ("cherry") cap and jersey with white pants and dark blue socks be.
This decision was due to inefficient administration never made it.
At the invitation of the Western Province Rugby Union has an English touring team in 1891 three Tests in South Africa and played strangely enough is the question of color never raised. The South Africans in the colors of the local union played as white (Crusaders Port Elizabeth), navy (Kimberley / Griquas) and white (Villagers in Cape Town).
Also in 1896, with the second visit of the British team, there was still no hint of national colors. There are four tests played. In Port Elizabeth, the South Africans in white, in Kimberley and blue again in Johannesburg in white with a red stripe of the Transvaal. It was the fourth test in Cape Town that Barry Heatlie captain took the decision to the green jerseys of his newly formed club, Old College Diocesans to use. It also happened to South Africa's first victory over the British.
In March 1903, and in view of Britain's first visit after the Anglo-Boer War, Gerald Orpen on behalf of the Transvaal Rugby Union in the SARVR suggested that South Africa in the next tests in uniform playing performance. His proposal was "olive green jerseys, with gold collar, and on the left breast embroidered in natural color, a springbok, navy blue knickers, dark blue stockings, with green and gold belt on the tops."
Six weeks later, this proposal with the modification that a white collar replaced the gold, confirmed. The wording in the minutes reads as follows: "It was Proposed by Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Anderson, and Agreed to, that the SA Colours be: Green jersey, with white collar, and Springbuck in natural colors, on left breast, black knickers, stockings and blue with two white stripes at top. "
The manufacture of the jerseys are so slow that the first national team in 1906 and starred in it. It is noteworthy that although the third Test in Cape Town again Heatlie's green initiative is played. It was the same jerseys as in 1896, but by this time was the Old College Diocesans been dissolved.
The gold is in the green hat who joined shortly thereafter, in 1904, took shape.
Cricket has also chosen this color combination, although unofficial and completely unique circumstances. During their captivity in Ceylon, the Farmers' first squad Diyatalawa against the Colombo Colts (a team the Colts Cricket Club) played cricket. It was indeed an international match.
These two teams met on 5 and 6 July 1901 in the Cinnamon Gardens packed in a match that the Boers lost by 141 runs, but it is important that green and orange turbans played.
The success of Paul Roos's team to tour Britain in 1906 led to the springbok and the green and gold ion also other sports entry found.
In Australia, most athletes during the 1870s and 1880s the colors of their club or union worn.
Where tours mentioned, it was the organizing club or institution's prerogative to prescribe colors.
Although in 1895 suggested that the national cricket team as olive-green color adopt the motion not to accept that opportunity. It was only realized in 1899 when the decision is that the tenth Australian cricket team touring Britain in green and gold are dressed. Since that tour, all Australian tour teams in the UK dark green jackets and caps with gold trim worn, although only in 1908 by the cricket board confirmed. The current green and gold striped jackets are used since 1993.
When the team Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) at the 1908 Olympics in London left, he did not wear uniform on does not. The British organizers of the Games, however, insisted the team management and then with great difficulty obtaining the necessary money and the team members were therefore in "green and wattle" dressed. The athletes in green vests with white pants took part (the rugby team played in blue jerseys). The first official Australian uniform until the 1912 Games in Stockholm worn.
It was green vests with gold trim and white shorts with green and gold trim, but they still represent Australasia.
Other sports cricket's example and by the late 1920s was green and gold colors the accepted sport for Australia.
Officially, these colors until 19 April 1984 by the Governor-General was captured.
It was only on the All Black tour in Australia in 1928 that Australia is the first time in green and gold play - green is dominant.
When their four years later in South Africa are touring, it was in light blue jerseys so it's not the green Springbok clash. In 1937, when South Africa toured Australia, the Australians in white jerseys with green and gold bands played. The year after, Australia against New Zealand in gold jerseys with a green band played - the first time that gold was the dominant color.
When the Wallabies in 1961 in South Africa are touring, they wore gold jerseys and since it was usually the case.
It is clear that South African sports teams and individual athletes were the first green in international competitions wore them on the first claim to the "green and gold".
Prof. dr. Floris van der Merwe is a sporthistorikus at the University of Stellenbosch.
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