When Watson took the black rugby team to practise at the Saint George's sports ground in Port Elizabeth, they met with strong opposition.
He joined the Spring Rose Rugby Football Club in the black township of New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, which was affiliated with Kwaru.
[2] His wing partner was Zola Yeye, later manager of the 2007 Springbok squad[3] On 10 October 1976, Watson and Valence played with 13 black players for Kwaru against the South Eastern Districts Rugby Union (Sedru) in the Dan Qeqe stadium in KwaZakhele township.
Armored vehicles circled the stadium, and Watson and brother Valence had to lie flat on the floor of a taxi that transported black Africans.
Their arrests come after an investigation by the Hawks into money laundering and corruption related to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Public Transport System.
[10] On Monday 23 April 2012 the South African Presidency announced that Daniel Watson would be awarded the National Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for "his exceptional contribution to the field of sport, in particular rugby.