The citing of Samoa fullback James So’oialo for grabbing the testicles of Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss during Saturday’s match at Loftus Versfeld was dismissed on Sunday.
The player was cited by Peter Larter (RFU) according to Law 10.4(m), committing an act contrary to good sportsmanship, for an incident which occurred in the 12th minute of the second half.
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Judicial Officer Jeff Blackett (RFU) decided that the contact was accidental and dismissed the citing.
Blackett said: “If I am to uphold this citing I must conclude that the player has lied to me. My assessment of the player is that he is honest: he immediately accepted that he had grabbed an opponent’s testicles – he did not attempt to dispute that fact – and he said that there is no room in the game for insidious acts.
“Further there was no attempt to weaken the evidence given by Strauss who himself accepted that there was probably no malicious intention. In those circumstances I determine on the balance of probabilities that the player did not intend to squeeze Strauss’s testicles, nor were his actions reckless. In the dynamic situation of a ruck in which he was attempting to clear out an opponent he attempted to grab hold of his shorts and accidentally grabbed his testicles.”
Meanwhile Samoan wing, Alesana Tuilagi, was suspended for two weeks after receiving a red card in the match for a dangerous tackle on Springbok centre Jean de Villiers.
He is free to play again on July 15, 2013.
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The tool needed to be banned for very long…. jeeez he needs a kick in the head.
The Samoans are dirty freegin thugs of the highest order.
One could see how So’oialo turned his wrist around, to be able to grab the nuts properly… this result is a travesty
Yup, the Samoans certainly have a special way with their rugby prowess. But it was hilarious. Strauss chasing after him like a bull to a red rag was just brilliant. Made my day!
Dik fokken swak.
Manu Samoa officially my most hatted team at the moment
flippen jammer atter kon hom nie later in die hande kry nie, peroonlik sou ek sy gesigvelle vir hom weg getrap het as ek die kans kon kry
@ smallies:
Hahahaha ja maar hy was skoon stil en stemmig daarna en het die hele tyd heel agter gebly, ek dink as dit no so obvious was nie sou hy die heltyd agter hulle pale gebly het.
Strauss is lucky the punch did not land, or he would have been in deep water. But I loved the TMO’s description: “Blue 15 grabbed Green no 2 in an indecent place” LOL.
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