Sarries boss Brendan Venter is in the headlines once again
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Writing in the Daily Telegraph, former England international and now award-winning author Brian Moore offers his take on the bizarre post-match interview given by Saracens boss Brendan Venter at the weekend.
"How you interpret Venter’s behaviour rests largely on whether you agree with his claim that both he and Saracens have been treated unfairly by referees generally and by European Rugby Cup particularly. So preternatural was Venter’s performance that it could evidence numerous things; the only common verdict being that it was, by any yardstick, unusual to the point of disturbing.
"Depending from where you begin your diagnosis, any of the following could be mooted as a reason for Venter’s exposition – mental illness; the influence of mind-altering substances; autism; incivility; arrogance; childishness; an ill-judged attempt at humour; an appalling lack of appreciation of his position or defiance towards ERC and the disciplinary measures visited on him for previous comments made post-match.
"People who know him were sufficiently concerned about his behaviour to state that something was not right with him and you have to wonder what Venter, who is also a doctor, would have made of a person exhibiting symptoms similar to those captured on camera. If Venter is not ill, then none of the alternative explanations is acceptable for a man holding his position in what purports to be a professional outfit."
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