Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has lost his appeal against a two-week suspension for foul play in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions at Loftus.
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SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday that the ban was unaltered, with further details expected later.
Botha was cited and found guilty after a ruck incident in which Adam Jones, the Lions’ tighthead prop, dislocated his shoulder and was ruled out of the remainder of the tour.
The Bok management insisted afterwards that it was not much more than a routine case of “cleaning out�, and that the affair might not have gone further had Jones been uninjured in the collision.
Thursday’s decision probably clears the way for the Sharks’ experienced Johann Muller to lock the Bok scrum with Victor Matfield in the dead-rubber third Test at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday.
The Bok team was expected to be announced around Thursday lunchtime.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Bad news for the way rugby
should be played.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
MOFFIES!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Now this is then a case of
Hope muLLer have the meanest game of his life!
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Reply to WiLLem @ 12:47 pm:
Muller sal nie :em72: van
kabouters vat nie.
Iemand moet tog net nie
‘n Leeu hard afstamp of
tekkel nie – netnou verloor
ons nog spelers vir die 3N.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
HOOP die BIL voorry het vir Sheridan en Vicekry in en ons druk hulle koppe terug in hulle holle is…
Al wat ek vir die Bokke wil sê – “onthou asb daai kindergraffies op Heilbron” en at die Khakis aan ons voorouers gedoen en..
en vir die sulkes vir wie dit nie so saakmaak nie – onthou Kolonialisme …
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Reply to WiLLem @ 12:47 pm:
Ek reken weer DIS ONS BEURT om n 99 te roep!!
Hulle brag dan nou nog daaroor!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Johann Muller, 3 John Smit, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Deon Carstens,19 Steven Sykes, 20 Pierre Spies, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Frans Steyn.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Well a precedent has now been sent regarding cleaning out at rucks.
If the refs blow according to this precedent then rucks will become largely uncontested affairs. As it is there are a large number uncontested.
1 step closer to league.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Reply to JT – http://www.rugby-innsbruck.at @ 1:02 pm:
NAAIS!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Reply to middles @ 1:06 pm:
Bench looks good too IMO. Nokwe scores a hattrick on Saturday!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 12:58 pm:
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