During the November tour, the Springboks had both victories and red cards. With the prize of stupidity for Eben Etzebeth.
The gesture is as incomprehensible as it is useless. While South Africa ended its November tour with a clear success on the field of Wales, Eben Etzebeth found nothing better than to attack an opposing player in a grouping.
The scoreboard announced a score of 73-0 in favor of the Springboks when the former Toulon player, who had just scored his team’s 11th and final try, therefore saw fit to stick his thumb in Alex Mann’s eye.
What sanction for Etzebeth?
The gesture did not escape video referee Eric Gauzins, who reported the situation to his friend Pierre Brousset. The red card, the fourth for the South Africans on this tour, was inevitable.
Eben Etzebeth risks a heavy sanction, but the legendary second row, double world champion, could benefit from the leniency of the authorities. This is his first red card at international level, according to RugbyPass, and this is something the disciplinary committee takes into account.
