▁first ▁adopted ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁After ▁playing ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁Test s ▁in ▁white ▁sh ir ts , ▁South ▁Africa ▁wore ▁a ▁green ▁j er sey ▁( supp lied ▁by ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁College ▁rugby ▁team ) ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁Test ▁at ▁New lands . ▁ ▁On ▁their ▁first ▁tour ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 0 7 ▁South ▁Africa ▁wore ▁a ▁green ▁j er sey ▁with ▁white ▁col lar , ▁blue ▁short s , ▁and ▁blue ▁so cks ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁College . ▁A ▁rep lica ▁sh irt ▁was ▁worn ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁against ▁Ireland ▁in ▁Dublin ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁When ▁Australia ▁first ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁visitors ▁wore ▁sky ▁blue ▁j er se ys ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion , ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁both ▁wore ▁dark ▁green ▁j er se ys . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁Australia ▁tou red ▁again , ▁the ▁Spring b oks ▁wore ▁white ▁j er se ys ▁for ▁the ▁test ▁matches . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Australia ▁changed ▁their ▁j er sey ▁to ▁gold ▁to ▁avoid ▁further ▁colour ▁cl ash es . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁saw ▁the ▁Spring b oks ▁wear ▁a ▁red ▁change ▁j er sey ▁at ▁Argentina ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁As