Cape Town - We've received several letters of complaint regarding alleged remarks made by ANC MPs Butana Komphela and Cedrick Frolick during a meeting of the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport with the local organising committee of the 2010 Soccer World Cup and host cities.
"We are on our way to taking away all stadiums from rugby... nothing will stop us," Komphela allegedly said when Frolick asked eThekwini Metro municipal manager, Dr. Mike Sutcliffe, about the ownership of the Absa Stadium in Durban.
Read a selection of responses here, or visit Sport24.co.za to read the full story.
"When is this political driven attack on our beloved Rugby going to stop? As an ordinary white South African citizen with the same democratic rights as all other citizens in this country, I am fed up with all the political brouhaha around the sport. The latest attack on our rugby stadia is ridiculous and a sure indication of reverse racism. Komphela has made it quite clear by his actions and his comments that he does not support a "white man's sport" although rugby is a sport played by all." - Charles
"Who is Pinky? Who is Brain? You decide, but, these bastions of good governance and common sense have now taken issue with rugby stadiums. Oh, and Rugby fans who are apparently "criminals". I am astounded by the hate these men have for rugby. Do something positive for a change please." - Raymond
"What are Komphela and Frolick trying to achieve with their latest remarks that they will be targeting rugby stadiums and taking rugby away from stadiums? Pushing off the leases to take control is very childish as they will lose more money in a year and this they will feel. Now the latest is that rugby is a criminal sport? In what sense? Rugby is a sport like any other that stops people turning into criminals through involvement in sport. Rugby generates income and jobs at the stadia too. You want to change rugby but you down even know how powerful the game really is. You are breaking things down faster than we can fix them. You might want to take away the Springbok and our stadia, but you can?t take away the spirit they have created!" - Koos
"I read with absolute disbelief the statements from Komphela and Frolick regarding "taking away all stadiums from rugby". Who do these morons think they are? They have a nerve to say rugby is 'Racist" and a "sport for criminals". Surely the rugby authorities can take legal action against him for thee slanderous remarks? I also note that Durban's city manager Mike Sutcliffe wants the Sharks to move to the new Moses Mabhida stadium. ABSA is the home of the Sharks - it always has and it always will be and will never change." - Dave
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