Watch: Ashwin Willemse walks off set during live broadcast
After the Lions’ win over the Brumbies this past Saturday, Ashwin Willemse walked off set live on air in an incident which has got many on social media talking.
Listen to the podcast below as the team chats to social media influencer Neal Collins:
The incident which was recorded can now be found all over social media. It shows retired South African rugby union player Ashwin Willemse asking his co-hosts for their opinions in a sports analysis program.
The clip shows Willemse asking former rugby player Naas Botha his opinion of the game. Botha said it was Willemse’s turn to comment, which he then calls patronising.
Nick Mallett eventually chimes in and when the exchange returns to Willemse, he then made the decision to raise his grievances.
One can only assume that Willemse's anger had been building up for some time.
I can't work with people who undermine other people.
Watch the full video below:
Supersport took to Twitter to respond to the incident:
SuperSport is aware of the on-air incident and is looking into the matter.
— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) May 19, 2018
SuperSport is aware of the on-air incident and is looking into the matter.
— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) May 19, 2018
It looks like the next few days for South African sports broadcasting are going to be very interesting...