Western Province Rugby’s efforts to sell Newlands Stadium were delayed by former Springbok Wynand Claassen wanting to “save the soul of apartheid South African rugby”, according to MARK KEOHANE.
, Keohane argued that the financial implications of not selling the stadium would ruin WP Rugby, and possibly all to entertain Claassen’s privileged nostalgia.
“Claassen was arguing heritage on the basis of nostalgia, but it was nostalgia for only a minority who were privileged to call Newlands their home for 100 years based on their white skin colour. “There is so much pain for so many who were denied the opportunity to play at the stadium or watch from the comfort of the best seats in the house.
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