SuperSport has confirmed it has axed former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen as a presenter on the channel.

This comes after Joost admitted he was the man shown taking drugs in a controversial sex tape with a 24-year-old in his new biography.

Earlier this year, former stripper Marlize van Emmenis came forward with a sex tape, insisting that the married father of two was in the leading role.

The former captain vehemently denied this allegation at the time.

The Sunday Times is reporting that the man in the footage was in fact him.

SuperSport's Clinton van der Berg said the decision to terminate Joost's contract was made this week.

"A decision was made and that was to terminate the agreement with Joost as a freelancer and of course, it was mutually reached so Joost was absolutely aware of what we were doing."