Cheeky Watson called for unity and an end to negativity after resigning as president of the Eastern Province Rugby Union.
Watson quit his post on Tuesday, the day after it was announced that the EPRU would no longer be under the administrative control of SA Rugby.
'I always said that if there was stability with SA Rugby’s intervention and with possible funders in the wings, I would immediately resign,' Watson told The Herald rugby writer George Byron. 'I think that stability is there now and the time has come to hand over the reins to new leadership.
'I would not consider standing again. This is a chapter that has passed and is history.
'The important thing with elections coming up is that there is unity and compromise among candidates.
'It is vitally important that there is unity and the negativity around EP Rugby needs to stop. People must be unified behind the new president to ensure that there is top-flight rugby here for years to come.'
Photo: George Byron/The Herald
