South African centre Andre Esterhuizen has been banned for four matches after the shot he put in on one of the Portugal players in the Springboks last home match.
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🟥 Andre Esterhuizen has been banned for 4 matches following his red card against Portugal.
He accepted that that foul play had occurred and that the offence warranted a red card.
He will miss 3 game if he completes World Rugby’s Coaching Intervention Programme (tackle… pic.twitter.com/obbJsFMO3f
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) July 24, 2024
Feel for the sharks having to pay the “fine” that the Boks incurred. Surely a ban should apply to the level of competition that the offence is committed?
When i saw this live i was fuming, he has too many caps to be still making these kind of errors..
Pathetic rules. So “intention” is not considered for a tackle but is for an attempted intercept
Fuck World Rugby and the losers who interpret these rules. Bunch of idiots.
Problem is he has previous form with bad tackles, but I feel like that’s a thing he gets from playing in the UK. Seem very reminiscent of they way they tackle there. Only thing I’m really angry about is that this is ban worthy but Doris and Ryan got off with one yellow. Madness