Rugby: Boks' race warning

The South African Government yesterday warned that demands for an overhaul of the racial makeup of the Springboks would not be silenced even if they win the World Cup.

Deputy Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Parliament that coach Jake White's charges were still not representative of the nation, 13 years after the fall of the whites-only apartheid regime.

Thirteen of the team picked to start against England at Stade de France are white, even though whites account for barely 10 per cent of South Africa's 48 million strong population.