There have been rumours for many years that Justin Marshall was responsible, during an altercation in a Cape Town bar, for the knee injury that severely damaged Skinstad’s career in 1999.
The official version of the story was that Skinstad tore the ligaments in a car accident.
Marshall says he has nothing to hide. “I have always been honest about that incident and I also wrote about it in my book, Justin Marshall which was published last year.
“Bobby and I were involved in an argument that evening (after the Stormers had beaten the Crusaders at Newlands) over which team was the best. Tempers flared and he stormed out of the pub. I was definitely not in the car when the accident happened,” Marshall said.
“Since then I have met him only a few times. We have never spoken again about that evening and it won’t be discussed when we, I hope, have a few beers after the match on Friday night.
“Robbie Fleck (former Springbok centre) and I get along well and I know he and Bobby are best friends. So there is no ill feeling between us.”