De Allende hits back at fan, says sorry

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: