Without providing specific information, Checkers confirmed the cake had been displayed in one of its stores on Friday.
"It was immediately removed when brought to branch management's attention and addressed," the retailer said.
"It was a bad decision taken by a bakery employee and does not represent the supermarket chain's view."
The Springbok squad delivered a heart-pumping match against the All Blacks on Saturday, with Herschel Jantjies’s 80th-minute try securing the Boks a 16-16 draw.