{"id":17744,"date":"2013-02-02T06:49:40","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T04:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/cheeky-watson-on-foreign-players\/"},"modified":"2013-02-02T06:49:40","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T04:49:40","slug":"cheeky-watson-on-foreign-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cheeky-watson-on-foreign-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheeky Watson on Foreign Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><\/p>\n<p>Understandably, certain feline, mane sporting rugby supporters to the North of us are a little, shall we say; \u201cMiffed\u201d at the inclusion of the <a title=\"Southern Kings\" class=\"aal\" target=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\">Southern Kings<\/a> into Super Rugby at the expense of the Lions.<\/p>\n<p>The cards are stacked against the <a title=\"Southern Kings\" class=\"aal\" target=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\">Southern Kings<\/a> who have to perform well in the one year allocated to them.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a particularly incensed fan using words like \u2018afrikaans four sided box\u2019 and other on Twitter today after the viewing\/airing of the Ballz Radio interview with Cheeky below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- tweet id : 297328754265554946 --><\/p>\n<p><span>Cheeky Watson speaks \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4IWCKVOS\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/4IWCKVOS<\/a> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=LionsRugbyUnion\" class=\"twitter-action\">LionsRugbyUnion<\/a> , he speaks klomp fokken KaK jou doos@<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EPKings\">EPKings<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 1 February 2013 3:01 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/kakspotter\/status\/297328754265554946\" target=\"_blank\">about 15 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/news24-ipad-edition\/id376978149?mt=8uo=4\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">News24 iPad Edition<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=297328754265554946related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=297328754265554946related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=297328754265554946related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=kakspotter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_e4a95f55aa2491a0276990745fe2fa5d_normal.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- end of tweet --><\/p>\n<p><!-- tweet id : 297287382967926784 --><\/p>\n<p><span>Cheeky Watson talks to @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=BallzRadio\" class=\"twitter-action\">BallzRadio<\/a> on the Kings, foreign players  the media\u2019s \u2018malicious\u2019 attacks on Luke. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gGF7Vk1a\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/gGF7Vk1a<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 1 February 2013 12:16 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Sport24Guy\/status\/297287382967926784\" target=\"_blank\">about 18 hours ago<\/a> via web<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=297287382967926784related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=297287382967926784related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=297287382967926784related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=Sport24Guy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_sport24_logobutton_facebook_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- end of tweet --><\/p>\n<p><!-- tweet id : 296848999175049217 --><\/p>\n<p><span>Sport | Cheeky Watson \u2013 Super Rugby, foreign players  their mandate \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/htw8IPgY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/htw8IPgY<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 31 January 2013 7:14 am\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/BallzRadio\/status\/296848999175049217\" target=\"_blank\">31 January 2013 7:14 am<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/sproutsocial.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">Sprout Social<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=296848999175049217related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=296848999175049217related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=296848999175049217related=mype\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=BallzRadio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_05fc4bb8c99b48b2b4ea1b4f393a230d_normal.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- end of tweet --><\/p>\n<p><!-- tweet id : 295865986920378369 --><\/p>\n<p><span>Cheeky Watson bought 8 Nigerian players on a buy one get one free deal, now SARU limited him to 5 internationals per team.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/13f32_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 28 January 2013 2:08 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Coachdivvy\/status\/295865986920378369\" target=\"_blank\">28 January 2013 2:08 pm<\/a> via <a 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