Bismarck du Plessis’s infamous red card may have had South African fans up in arms, but they can be equally as releived that his brother Jannie inexplicably got away with what looks like blatant eye gouging on Australian hooker Stephen Moore. Watch the incident below:
What do you think? Should he have been sent off?
We rightly complained when Bismark was wrongly sin binned, however we cant have it both ways. JANNI actions were dangerous and a disgrace. For me it should be revied and he should receive a long ban!Amazing that the commentators and in studio experts did not even mention it!
Sorry Bill, but I have to seriously disagree with you here. If is clear, even from the bad footage, that Du Plessis fingers was on the side of Moore’s hand! But the key to it, no not what Stransky and Co remarked, is that Moore himself had not complained about it. He complained about Vermeulen! Alberts on the other hand got involved both at Eden Park with Nonu and here with Hooper. He should have taken a walk, not Hooper! I really feel for Hooper as Ethsebeth did appear to be jumping into the tackle. In this game Alberts reacted and created the fracas, as much as he overreacted at Eden Park, just watch the footage! He needs to cool down!
“that Du Plessis fingers was on the side of Moore’s hand!” should be …… that Du Plessis fingers was on the side of Moore’s head!
Hi Jan, I have watched the footage many times and for me Jannie put his hand around Moores face and the fact that he may well have run his hand back over Moores forehead , is neither here nor there. For me the intent was there and you could tell by the tone of Joel and Owens voice that they also thought the same thing. Anyway we agree to disagree. I think that Ethsebeth needs to cool down . I think he thinks he is Backies! Anyway lets look forward to this week end I hope we beat the All Blacks. Not to much worrying about bonus as that will be difficult but to win is a must!
The law doesn’t refer to gouging. An intentional gouge comes under serious foul play, but fingers in the eye or eye area, which is pretty blatant, whether he gouged or not, is definitely there. Mark Cueto got a 13 week ban for something far more innocuous and he’s lucky to avoid a ban here.