Australia - South Africa colours (land, soccer, uniforms)

[Mr_Jonas]

In rugby, football/soccer and most other sports bith Australia and South Africa has gold & green on their uniforms. (SA has more green and Oz more gold). What is the story behind this?

[artemis agrotera]

coz we both wanted to remind the brits we got the golden land

I think it's something to do with the national plant, wattle.

[Mr_Jonas]

Wattle!! Hummm...interesting. Does any one know how IF this is connected or reflected in SA's match uniforms??

[Guitar Maker]

You can join a forum, therefore you are capable of googling...

[BCC_1]

Originally Posted by Mr_Jonas

Wattle!! Hummm...interesting. Does any one know how IF this is connected or reflected in SA's match uniforms??

South Africa's sporting teams used the yellow protea as their symbol.

[Samuel,J]

I think South Africa's gold is from the stuff they mine out of the ground and the green represents the land, just like the flag

[Samuel,J]

Originally Posted by artemis agrotera

coz we both wanted to remind the brits we got the golden land