The long history of South African teams being done in by the incompetence and, let’s be honest, the one-eyed approach of Australasian match officials took another turn for the worse on Friday as the DHL Stormers were beaten 30-21 by the Rebels in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Melbourne.
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They were fined a total of AU$25,000 (about ZAR228,450) and also ordered to pay SANZAR’s costs.
This weekend sees 7 matches, 3 on Friday and 4 on Saturday.
This weekend has 6 matches, 3 on Friday and 3 on Saturday.
This weekend has 7 matches, 2 on Friday, 4 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday.
There are only 6 matches this weekend, 2 on Friday and 4 on Saturday.
This weekend has seven Matches with 2 on Friday, 3 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday.
When I first saw the headlines about this incident, I thought… “Hell, is’nt that what one is supposed to do, to hit the rucks hard and with the shoulders to get the driving force forward?” The next instinct was that Rugby is gradually going softer and softer and I suppose that would be the sentiment amongst most of us older folk who played the game when a few crucial punches in a match was not only needed, but required and when someone did not lie on the wrong side of a ruck, because he was certainly going to get some stud marks all over him.
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The Stormers were given a slap on the wrist after being found guilty of misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute.
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