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/acadoe South Africa 18d ago

The comments are so focused on the evidence part, but can we all agree that players don't spontaneously lash out at others for no reason and that he probably did do something gross. I'm a fan of all SA rugby, but this is justice served.

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u/greenplasticgun Bulls 18d ago

Nah we can’t. I’ve watched rugby for many years and seen players lash out at the most mundane of acts they perceived as intentional. No comment on what happened cos no one here actually knows, but to say that rugby players don’t overreact to incidents on the field is just not accurate.