Die Springbok-slot Bakkies Botha is gisteraand vir twee weke geskors weens ’n skouerloop eergister op die Leeu-stut Adam Jones.
JJ Harmse, BeeldÂ
Botha het kort voor druktyd gesê hy is “geskok en oorbluf� oor dié straf wat beteken hy sal Saterdag se derde toets op Coca-Cola-park in Johannesburg misloop.
Die flank Schalk Burger is ook gisteraand verhoor nadat hy in eergister se tweede toets ’n geel kaart weens ’n beweerde oogkrap-voorval gekry het, maar die uitslag daarvan was teen druktyd nog nie bekend nie.
SA Rugby het gister ontken dat die Springbok-rugbyspan voor die eerste twee toetse ’n “stille protes� gehou het omdat die Bok-embleem nie meer op die linkerbors van hul trui verskyn nie.
Rapport het berig Bokspelers is ontevrede daaroor en het daarom nie enige van die twee embleme op die trui (die Springbok of die koningsprotea) vasgehou terwyl die volkslied verlede week in Durban en eergister in Pretoria gespeel is nie.
Volgens mnr. Arthob Petersen, spanbestuurder, “ondersteun die span en bestuur albei embleme en as teken van respek het die spelers besluit om nie enige embleem vas te hou nie, maar eerder met hul arms om mekaar die volkslied te sing�.





June 28th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Harsh?
I did not notice the incident, but was lead
to believe he was only cleaning out a ruck.
June 28th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
bliksem, bakkies wat die hel???
June 28th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:21 pm:
I saw it, and it was withing the laws, he entered a ruck and bound as far as I was concerned.
Bullshit this.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Peter De Villiers, the home coach, commented thus on the gouging: “It’s sport, man. This is what it’s all about.�
June 29th, 2009 at 6:57 am
it was nothing – what a BS suspension!! if this becomes the bar then 50% of the players in a game will need to be banned!
June 29th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Ludicrous… may as well ban cleaning out rucks then…
June 29th, 2009 at 8:32 am
This is
!! I would like to cite Sheridan for just being an A**hole.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Cleaning out rucks legally vs hitting opposition player in the nuts.
Lions niggles:
- Shoving JP into billboards after his try
- Burger nearly having his neck broken is no different than his attempted eye gorging
- Sheridon hitting Bekker in the nuts
- Intentionally jumping onto Habana after his try trying to hurt him
Bakkies was playing an honest hard game of rugby, proudly springbok style, nothing wrong with it.
Bunch of hypocrites these poms, they deserved the loss, Simon Shaw crying like a pissy was so typically british.
useless nation, I hate the place.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Add to that swinging arms to Habana’s throat going unpunished, BOD going shoulder charging Pakslae, etc