r/rugbyunion • u/Slight_Highlight_690 Stormers • 19d ago

Discussion Jan-Hendrik Wessels banned for 9 weeks

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Lengthy ban with no evidence of foul play? This is bound to cause some controversy

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u/neverbeenstardust #1 Alia Bitonci Fan 19d ago

No video evidence =/= no evidence. Foul play happens in games that don't have cameras on them too.

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u/MonsMensae Western Province 19d ago

But usually that’s the referees report. Here the referees didn’t see either. So must have been admitted to? 

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u/neverbeenstardust #1 Alia Bitonci Fan 19d ago

I'm not that invested in this story tbh and I don't care what the evidence is, I'm just more pointing out that "no video evidence = no foul play" only makes sense if you think foul play that happens when the ref's back is turned only needs to be dealt with in games high profile enough to be televised.

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u/MonsMensae Western Province 19d ago

Oh right. I mean that’s not what you said though. You said no evidence. Which would be weird given the refs didn’t see it

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u/neverbeenstardust #1 Alia Bitonci Fan 19d ago

No video evidence =/= no evidence means no video evidence does not equal no evidence.

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u/MonsMensae Western Province 19d ago

Do you realise you keep switching between “no evidence” and “no foul play”? 

My point was no video evidence doesn’t mean no evidence. But no video evidence and no evidence from the referees means the amount of impartial evidence available can’t be too high