Ashwin Willemse set for return to TV as sports show host
The former World Cup winner from 2007 controversially walked off a live TV set, claiming racism against him.
Ashwin Willemse will soon be back on TV screens in South Africa. Picture: Gallo Images
Former Springbok and ex-SuperSport rugby analyst Ashwin Willemse is set to return to South African screens as a sports show host.
Willemse, who played 19 Tests from 2003 to 2007, will bring his experience and passion for the game to eExtra’s new show, BÔll & Ôll. The programme will air on Sundays at 6:30pm on Openview eExtra, with a rebroadcast on Saturdays on e.tv.
Willemse, alongside presenter JP Keyter, will host the weekly talk show with a focus on local rugby.
eExtra’s announcement comes six years after Willemse’s dramatic exit from a SuperSport broadcast, where he accused fellow analysts Nick Mallett and Naas Botha of racism.
An independent investigation found no evidence of racism, leading to Willemse and SuperSport parting ways.
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