Cape Town - Springbok centre Damian de Allende has apologised after hitting out at a rugby fan who criticised his performance against Argentina at the weekend.
Twitter was abuzz after the Boks lost 26-24 to Los Pumas in Salta.
Rugby fan Brandon Wheater hit out at the Springboks’ performance and singled out De Allende and Johan Goosen, tweeting:
I've reflected upon that terrible 80 min. I blame our defense. Leaving 14 point on the field did not help either. @Springboks
— Brandon Wheater (@Brandon_Wheater) August 27, 2016
Also passing would not kill us. Our Wings are currently spectators. *cough* @Doogz *cough* @Goose10Johan *cough* https://t.co/Cz3QQcGyrD
— Brandon Wheater (@Brandon_Wheater) August 27, 2016
An upset De Allende then responded, tweeting: "Cough some more while you sit on your couch and enjoy your life doing nothing."
De Allende later deleted the tweet and apologised:
My deepest apologies if I offended anyone with my tweet,sorry for my actions. Next time I'll keep it to myself
— Damian de allende (@Doogz) August 28, 2016
View De Allende's original tweet below - courtesy of Netwerk24: