LETTER: Luke Watson does not deserve insults
Player’s well-known disparaging of the Springbok jersey was disgusting, but he was not given credit for his public apology
For the second Friday running, sportswriter Kevin McCallum has trashed Luke Watson in Business Day ("There’s the right way and the Luke Watson Way", February 8). Surely Watson deserves the right of reply to this one-sided barrage of insults? Watson’s well-known disparaging of the Springbok jersey was disgusting, but he was never given credit for his public apology. As a rugby player, he was certainly not a shoo-in for Bok selection, but he was quite capable. We also regularly hear of his attitudinal problems creating tension with teammates. He seemingly just did not fit in. Yet, funnily enough, he proved a very good Western Province leader and showed a loyalty to his province that other Bok heroes did not. When he was approached by Bath, he concluded a contract on the condition that he would complete his Currie Cup commitments with the WP before leaving for the UK. This he did. When Stormers and WP captain Jean de Villiers moved to take up a lucrative offer with Irish club Munster, ...
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