Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth has been cited for allegedly making contact with a the eye of a Scotland player in the Test match played at Murrayfield on Saturday.
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Following this weekend’s round of Autumn International matches, two players have been cited by independent IRB Citing Commissioners.
The South African lock forward Etzebeth, was cited by Alan Mansell of England for contact with the eye(s) or eye area under Law 10.4 (m) on Scotland No 10, Greig Laidlaw, after 14 minutes of the second half of the match at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Juan Figallo, Argentina’s prop forward, was cited by Mike Rafter of England for striking with the head (Law 10.4 (a)) on French Captain Pascal Pape at the end of the first half of the match in Lille on Saturday.
Under IRB Regulation 17, hearings for both players will be held on Tuesday (Etzebeth) and Wednesday (Figallo) this week before independent IRB-appointed Judicial Officers.
This has been on a few websites but interesting no mention of this on Scottish Rugby Union or on the various Scottish newspaper and TV sites have trawled through. The main focus is on the retirement of Allan Jacobsen and various opinions from Scotland coach and players on how the game went.
Puma, bedaar ou vriend, om ons coach ‘n idoot te noem gaan bietjie te ver. Verskil van hom met respek. Onthou, ons sit in SA, nie NZ nie, respekteer die NZ coaches en rugby, maar ons is in Afrika, met ons eie planne, gee net kans, Durban is nie in een dag gebou nie, so ook nie enige kampioenspan nie.
Ek dink die spelers self skud maar net hulle kop en lag vir ons ondersteuners wat so tekere kan gaan oor die afrigters en spankeuses.
Wie HM ookal kies, sterkte vir die Bokke, ‘n lelike wen is nog altyd beter as ‘n mooi verloor …. dink 2007 super finaal 😉
Fresh news from Scotland seen it half an hour ago and now its just appeared on SRU site: “Uncapped, Inverness-born stand-off Tom Heathcote has tonight joined the Scotland squad in Aberdeen in preparation for Saturday’s EMC Test against Tonga.
Heathcote, 20, who has already featured in the Heineken Cup for Bath Rugby, has previously played age-grade for England but is “delighted” to accept the call-up from the land of his birth.” – so the hunt for a top quality flyhalf continues lets just hope they’ve done their research properly and we don’t end up in the situation of the Steven Shingler fiasco again.
@ bdb:
Stem saam met wat jy in #118 se, die gekerm oor Morne het nooit opgehou nie, vanaf dag een het hy maar altyd n sitting duck gewees vir non Bul supporters, maar nou ja dis mos maar altyd Bulle teen die res van SA.
Lambie is wat my betref nie eens op s14 vlak konstant genoeg nie, hy verdwyn selfsdaar.
Do we know what time the Kangeroo Court sits?
125 @ Loosehead:
Don’t know Loosehead as I said earlier been difficult to find news on the Scottish websites about this over here, so either its a storm in a tea cup that they not fussed about it, or maybe its a case of outta sight outta mind with Boks game over and focus now on Tonga, it was on the bbc (national) website under Scottish rugby I guess because it happened in the game against Scotland.
#125 @ Loosehead
I had a good look at the footage and although it doesn’t look as if he gouged his fingers were around the eye area for a brief moment. If they were looking to ban him then they may have just enough to do it.
It depends on whether they go in with an unbiased point of view or not.
@ Stormersboy:
Well then they might as well not even have a hearing, as this is no doubt pre planned, this is also why this hearing was called only just within the time lines.
Dont expect anything less that 8 weeks out, in this case though i would venture to suggest SARU for the first time in their history show some spine and take this to court, In doing this it could go to show what we as Saffa’s have been suspecting for some time.
@ Sharks_forever:
Yes, makes me sick to my stomach.
128 @ Stormersboy:
I had a good look as well. It looks worse than it is. He never had his fingers in the Scots eye. What one would expect is the Scottish Player to come out and clear this up, defend Etzebeth by telling them he had not been eye gouged. That would be the most honourable thing to do, as he knows well he was not eye gouged. Like I said here yesterday a player would have complained if that happened. This is all stirring by the English Citing Officer. I have no doubt Eben will get off off and it is a damn shame that someone tries to run his name down like this. This English bloke had better have the decency to come out and apologise to the youngster in public.
129 @ Sharks_forever:
Just reading the English papers. The minimum ban is 12 weeks going up to 3 years. This now is crazy as he never eye gouged, if found guilty we must go in with full force and clear Eben. The right thing is the Scottish Player has to come out and tell these palookas he was not eye gouged. That would settle in a second.
Also reading on Super Sport, that CJ seems to have a calve injury. So that would settle Meyer’s mind not to select him. Even if he was not injured it has to be Cilliers for the England game to cover Jannie. Another worring factor is that Mvovo went down in training yesterday afternoon with his leg strapped. So waiting to see how he is today. JPP is a massive lose on the wing, as their 11 wing is very, very good. We really needed JPP for this game. My feeling if Mvovo is not ready Meyer will play Taute there. Not that his defence is brilliant but he can kick, which Meyer wants as the reason he has not looked at Rhule yet, wants him too to improve his kicking for pete sakes. He is big and strong and if dry would suit the conditions surely?
lose = loss
Geen verrassings met Bulle se aankondiging van hul groep en afrigters vir 2013 nie. Pine Pienaar is defense coach en Matfield die voorspeler afrigter vir super rugby, met Ludeke hoof afrigter. Derick Hougaard help met skopwerk onder die juniors.
Die spelers is al bekend:
The Vodacom Bulls wider training group roster for 2013 is:
Akona Ndungane*, Arno Botha*, Basil Short, Bjorn Basson*, Bongi Mbonambi, Callie Visagie, Chiliboy Ralepelle*, Clayton Blommetjies, Corne Cooper (schoolboy), Cornell Hess, Dawie Steyn, Daniel Kriel (schoolboy), Dean Greyling*, Deon Stegmann*, Dewald Potgieter*, Flip van der Merwe*, Francois Hougaard*, Francois Venter, Frik Kirsten, Grant Hattingh, Handrè Pollard (schoolboy), Hencus van Wyk, Jan Serfontein, Jano Vermaak*, Jacques Potgieter*, Jacques du Plessis, Jean Cook, Jesse Kriel (schoolboy), JJ Engelbrecht*, Juandrè Kruger*, Jürgen Visser, Juan Schoeman, Lionel Mapoe*, Lohan Jacobs, Louis Fouchè, Marcel van der Merwe, Marvin Orie, Mike Williams, Mornè Mellett, Mornè Steyn*, Paul Willemse, Pierre Spies*, Rohan Janse van Rensburg (schoolboy), Ruan Snyman, Rudy Paige, Sampie Mastriet, Schalk van Heerden, Shaun Adendorff, Tiaan Schoeman, Tony Jantjies, Travis Ismaiel, Ulrich Beyers, Werner Kruger*, Wiaan Liebenberg, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Willie Wepener, William Small-Smith, Wynand Olivier*, Zane Kirchner*
*denotes Springboks
135: Wessel Roux die skrum dokter. Pieter Rossouw is seker dan agterspeler afrigter ?
@ bdb:
Baie sterk groep, Bidfi dit kom weereens neer op spel tipe?? hulle voort ploeter met skop en jag of gaan hulle die moderne game aanpak??, ek hoop van harte die nuwe spel tipe, dan speel die hele land immers naastenby die selfde.
@ Stormersboy:
@128
I also just watched that footage in slow-mo a number of times.
There is no ‘intent’ (or “mens rea” as GBS and the prokurowers would call it) on Ebens’s part,none whatsoever.
I hope they have a lawyer at that kangaroo court representing Eben…..or phone Johan Rupert to get one of of his London based legal eagles over there to sort those Poms out, this is absolute nonsense bru.
I feel sorry for Eben and his folks down in the Cape.
@ Pietman:
Dis belaglik Piet,
Dit you eventually get my skype addy??
137 @ Sharks_forever:
Ag los nou die Bulle se TIPE spel, dit raak afgesaag… ons kritiseer nie die Sharks se HELTER SKELTER tipe spel wat hulle geen bekers gebring het in 2012 nie.
Flok, you guys are absolutely obsessed with the type of play the Bulls do… and totally in awe of Sharks type of play, notwithstanding that with by far the strongest group of players in the whole of Super Rugby, it has yielded buggerall, fokoli, zero!
@ Sharks_forever:
Not yet, we will sort it out tonite bru.
I have to dash, just had a quick lunch break.
Sien jou later.
@ grootblousmile:
No different to the commentry we get day in and day out about the Sharks and their players. Live with it
142 @ Sharks_forever:
OK… game on!
@ Pietman:
cheers
@ grootblousmile:
Sharks het die Bulle gemoer in die semi’s, al wat ek weet!
Btw, wie het in jou rice crispies gepiepie vanoggend tjomma, hehehehehe!
@ Pietman:
exacaterlllllly Pieta 😆 because what i said to Bidi was truely with best intentions, the Bulls do have a very good sqaud for next year. Great backline in total, Maybe only a FB that wont really compliment the running game, but who knows.
Oh Shit they actually do have a good running rugby FB in Kriel ex MAritzburg college FB and SA schools.
Only lucky thing is he is still to young, only 18
Actually I wonder if Hougaard would not make a very good 15??
146 @ Pietman:
Jinne Piet… in die land van die blindes is een-oog mos koning…
Daar is net NIKS wat ‘n Sharks speler verkeerd kan doen nie, as hy swak speel is dit die Afrigter se skuld.
As hy kak takties skop, word die tekkels van Bulle spelers in die Bokspan uitgewys.
As die balle stadig na die agterlyn toe kom is dit nie die ex-Sharks speler se skuld nie, dis die afrigter wat te flokken stadig is…. ensovoorts
Maar nouja… dis mos maar wat gebeur…
PS! Het nie eers Snap Crackle en Pop vanoggend gehad nie… jy het my nou skoon honger gemaak!
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