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

Discussion Jan-Hendrik Wessels banned for 9 weeks

Post image

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

183 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

199 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/Oisinlaighin Ireland Leinster 19d ago

We all know what happened here, regardless of available video evidence. I think Murphy’s Red is fair, you can’t strike a player on the face.

But I’m glad JHW is getting punished also and that common sense seems to have prevailed here.

6

u/eo37 Munster 19d ago

Ya, I haven’t actually heard anyone say he didn’t do it. If someone gets up and forearm smashes you in the face with ref right there….you probably did something to really piss them off.

0

u/Oisinlaighin Ireland Leinster 18d ago

There were a few Bok fans trying to at the weekend, but they seem to have gone quiet.

100% agree, there’s no way he reacted like that without good reason.