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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers may resign from his job in protest over SARU's handling of an incident in which the controversial Cheeky Watson branded him "a baboon who does not know what he is doing."
De Villiers has apparently given SARU seven days to take action over the incident - starting from last Tuesday - which De Villiers' lawyer Ferdi Hartzenberg has said is the "worst type of defamation and racism" that there is.
South African newspaper Sondag quoted De Villers' lawyers' letter on Sunday.
"Given the fact that a member of our client's employer orchestrated this personal attack on our client, we are of the opinion that it is in everybody's best interests for SA Rugby to rectify the situation," the letter reads.
If SA Rugby do not resolve the situation De Villiers has threatened to institute a grievance against his employers because SA Rugby "promised him to set a climate where he is protected from personal attacks and an environment in which he can give his best work in his position."
The letter does mention that Watson was contacted and denied the allegations, but says that "it is quite obvious that the true facts and the information given differ completely from each other."
Hartzenberg told the newspaper he has not heard from SARU since the letter was sent, while SARU confirmed receipt of the letter and said that the matter was being investigated but declined to comment further about why the organisation had not replied or taken action as yet.