Cape Town – Vodacom Western Province hooker Deon Fourie was on Monday found not guilty of foul play at a SARU judicial hearing held in Cape Town.
The Western Province hooker was cited under Law 10.4 (M) – for an act contrary to good sportsmanship.
Fourie hooker was cited after his right hand allegedly made contact with the face area of The Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis.
The incident occurred during the 61st minute of the game. Western Province defeated The Sharks 33-21.
SARU judicial officer Rob Stelzner considered evidence from Fourie, video recordings and heard submissions from Fourie’s representative.
He noted that Du Plessis’ nose was visible and above the hand of Fourie according to the available footage of the incident.
Stelzner added that Du Plessis did not complain of any eye gouging or eye contact immediately after the incident.
He also pointed out that the incident occurred in front of the Assistant Referee Marc van Zyl who did not observe any contact with Du Plessis’ eyes.
As a result, the citing was not upheld.
Swak, the dirty bastard should have been banned for a week.
loosehead @ 1
lol
I wonder if that judicial officer Rob Stelzner is not the same guy who played hooker for Hamiltons and a few games for WP B all those years ago…..
Maybe over this Fourie, but I see the other Fourie is out for the semis…
blouste @ 4
not good news that. really hoped that we could take more or less the same team into the semis.
good news is that his replacement isnt too bad though 😀
sien die springbok 7’s team speel in die semis teen aus en dat nz teen engeland speel … weet enigeen hoe laat daai games is?
@ Ashley:
Ashley dit is 14h30 ons tyd.
loosing to aus in da 7’s in india….
biltyongbek @ 7
durban bulle @ 8
thanks guys
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from irb.com
“New Zealand and Australia will compete for the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games after beating England and South Africa in their respective semi finals.
The final is a repeat of the 2006 medal semi final, when New Zealand won 21-19, and although Michael O’Connor’s side are guaranteed to record their best ever finish since the sport made its inception in 1998, they will have to make history to win gold, becoming the first ever side to beat New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games.”
other news:
“The Eastern Province Kings will appear before a South African Rugby Union (SARU) disciplinary hearing in Cape Town on Tuesday, after allegedly breaching player eligibility rules.
SARU received a complaint from the Boland Rugby Union that the EP Kings had breached regulation 16.7 of competition rules by fielding centre Rudi Keil in their matchday 22 in Saturday’s Currie Cup First Division semifinal in Port Elizabeth.”
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now whats the odds that there will NOT BE a first division final this weekend?
i think that no matter the outcome of the hearing (which is today btw) … SOMEONE will definately appeal the outcome thereof!!
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