Bok hooker banned

[pieter blackie]

Springboks hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been suspended for three weeks for an incident in the Vodacom Tri Nations match between the All Blacks and Springboks at Carisbrook, Dunedin.

Du Plessis appeared before SANZAR Judicial Officer Kim Garling at the Otago RFU offices in Dunedin today, Sunday 13 July, after being cited by Citing Commissioner Dick Byres for 'contact with the eyes or eye area' of All Blacks flanker Adam Thomson in the 11th minute of the first half.

At the hearing Mr Garling viewed video footage of the incident, heard evidence from Du Plessis and received reports from the match referee and assistant referees.

Du Plessis was represented by legal counsel Robin Bates and Springboks manager Andy Marinos..............rest here

[lara93]

are you being serious!!!!

[laura]

Good, he deserved it.

[pieter blackie]

if he is guilty then he must face the music if not then I hope someone in the inquiery's head will roll

[Flamethrower]

Guilty of eye gouging should be six weeks straight up. I don't care who or where anyone comes from. If Gits did it I would say the same thing.

[GIGS20]

Don't want to minimise this incident at all, if he's gone for the guys eye he deserves to be rubbed out but with

In delivering short reasons about the incident, Mr Garling said that “any action by a player in which fingers, a hand, or a knuckle comes into contact with the eye or eye area of a player is very serious and the IRB recommended penalties reflect that because of the potential for permanent damage to the sight of a player.”

this in mind, Imanol Harinidorquoy had better retire, he's buggered after smashing the crap out of James Horwill's "eye or eye area"

[jargan83]

are you being serious!!!!

it sure looks like they are. I agree with Flame, eye gouging should be a straight six minimum

[Shaun]

Awesome news for Wallabies supporters although Brits is right there with him...

[shasta]

I only saw it once so far and I didn't see any "gouging". Relying on the statement from the judiciary there was none either. His fist was closed.

Having said that, even with a closed fist, eye damage is a possibility. It was a pretty severe facial but did not contact the eye. I doubt any malicious intent in this instance. Careless was the right description and with no priors and an immediate fess up, I think the penalty is over the top.

[lara93]

they have a great replacement for him but i what to know who they are going to bring???

[blueandblack]

YouTube - Adam Thompson gouged by Bismarck du Plessis

judge for yourself

[GIGS20]

I only saw it once so far and I didn't see any "gouging". Relying on the statement from the judiciary there was none either. His fist was closed.

Having said that, even with a closed fist, eye damage is a possibility. It was a pretty severe facial but did not contact the eye. I doubt any malicious intent in this instance. Careless was the right description and with no priors and an immediate fess up, I think the penalty is over the top.

You must have a pretty narrow definition of gouging. I guess your definition is as narrow as the rulebooks, It looks to me like he was thinking of the rule while he was doing it. He definately went for the face with a bunch of knuckles and made contact with the eye. Three weeks is pretty good for this!

Glad you posted the video B&B I had obviously missed or forgotten this one from the telecast!

[Thaied_Up]

Carelessly malicious with intent. While having a look at the video of last Saturday's incident, found another of Bismarck's handiwork.


YouTube - Bismarck du Plessis puts bloke on his arse

[GIGS20]

Isn't he a gem?

[robyn <3]

he deserved every single second hes got banned. that is not the kind of thing we need in rugby, and i dont want that at subi on saturday night! i think thats a fair ruling...

if that was a wallaby, i wouldnt want him on the field either!