Below is the footage of why Springbok second row, Bakkies Botha was cited, and subsequently banned for 2 weeks. Watch the footage, you be the judge. I feel that it’s and absolute joke. Botha goes in to clear the ruck, staying on his feet. There really isn’t much in it. Certainly not enough to condone any kind of ban. As I did in my previous post about how the international citing process is FAIL-ing us, I refer to the IRB laws of the game: Law 10.4 (g) states: Dangerous charging, A player must not charge or knock down an opponent carrying the ball without trying to grasp that player. Adam Jones was not carrying the ball, so the law that Bakkies Botha was cited for infringing upon is wrong in the… Read More