Why not kneel? How deep does 'rooigevaar' still run in the white South African psyche? →

In a country where black people are still struggling for dignity, equality and – importantly – property, it is deeply disturbing that the majority of the white players in a majority-white national sports team, are unprepared to make choices, however uncomfortable, that reflect the hope of a more equal and just society, rather than the irrational fear of reform.

We need more white athletes like Rassie van der Dussen to openly denounce the rooigevaar that still seems to stand in the way of white solidarity with the struggle for equality in South Africa, and abroad.