The man behind deal that launched rugby union's professional era

Michael Watt’s company brokered the deal between Murdoch and Sanzar that changed rugby for ever, for better or worseTwenty-five years ago this Wednesday, rugby union supplied the backdrop to one of the most famous images in history. Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar reached out to each other across the dais and the years, as their troubled nation came together to celebrate South Africa’s victory against New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final. They have written books about it. They have made films.Mandela had left his place in the box to present the trophy to the Springboks captain, clad in…