JOHANNESBURG
The South African wing, Kurt-Lee Arendse, was suspended for four games following committing a dangerous foul in his team’s victory once morest New Zealand (26-10) on Saturday in the opening match of the Rugby Championship, the organizers of the competition announced on Monday.
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Fly half Beauden Barrett took a hit following Arendse jumped to catch a shot in the 75th minute of play in Nelspruit. The crash caused both players to withdraw injured from the field.
Australian referee Angus Gardner booked the Springbok rugbier with a red card before the South African was stretchered off the play field.
Barret, who suffers from discomfort in the neck, will undergo a review before All Blacks manager Ian Foster on Thursday unveils the squad for the second test once morest South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Taking into account mitigating factors, including the player’s clean court record and his admission of guilt, the gaming review committee reduced the suspension to four weeks (matches),” the institution said in a statement.
Therefore, the player will be suspended for four weeks (matches), until September 17, 2022, inclusive,” the agency continued, before specifying that the South African faced a suspension of up to eight weeks (matches).
Arendse will miss the second test in New Zealand, two games in Australia and one in Argentina, before being available for the second leg once morest the Pumas in Durban on September 24.
Arendse, 26, won her first cap once morest Wales last month. and played once morest the All Blacks due to injury to star winger Cheslin Kolbe.
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