Ashwin Willemse earns his master’s while Mallet and Botha are still off air
The former Springbok wing, who is going to the Equality Court over the SuperSport issue, majored in entrepreneurship and new venture creation
Former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse has earned a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and new venture creation from the University of the Witswatersrand, with distinction.The graduation on Thursday would have been a much needed diversion for Willemse who is involved in an ongoing dispute with SuperSport after he walked off set during live TV in May.The 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning squad member walked out on his fellow panelists Naas Botha and Nick Mallett at the SuperSport studios in Randburg after a Super Rugby game between the Lions and the Brumbies at Ellis Park Stadium on May 19.Willemse‚ who represented the Springboks in 19 Tests between 2003 and 2007‚ spoke of being labeled a "quota player" and refused to be "patronised by two individuals who played in an apartheid/segregated era". He went on to say he "can’t work with people who undermine other people" and that he was "glad it happened on live TV so that people can see".Mallett‚ who coached the Springboks between 1997 and 20...
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