EP Rugby must jettison Watson

TO EP Kings players, officials and supporters, In the hope that the financial crisis would be averted, the NMB Ratepayers Association withheld a high court application for a period of eight weeks prior to serving it last week against the NMBM, Access Management and certain metro officials to bring an end to the mismanagement in EP Rugby. We have held meetings with Cheeky Watson, various clubs and EP board members, and have been in contact with Saru, Sarpa, players’ agents and the metro, including Danny Jordaan, to try to bring a sustainable sponsor on board and secure financial stability. How can one selfish person like Watson believe he is bigger and mightier than rugby? The EP Rugby supporters will crucify him after what he has put our beloved EP Kings players and officials through, and deservedly so.

The only problem I have, and it is unfortunate, is that players and officials will not stand up against him and I do understand why these players refuse to do so. But it’s now make or break, and I would like to see all players and officials unite with us in our fight against Watson. We need to run him out of EP Rugby, and we have to pray that what happened with our beloved Kings will never be repeated and allowed by Saru ever again. Trust in what we are doing and wait for Saru to take over, and we will make sure that Watson will not be part of that takeover for very long. The real fight is about to start and we now ask all rugby supporters to get involved in the campaign, “Cheeky must fall”, and send Saru officials Jurie Roux and Oregan Hoskins an e-mail in support of all players and officials touched by this tragic disaster. We have kick-started an EP Kings Players Fund to assist players through these tough times, both now and into the future. Please support this initiative by NMBRA