Springboks and Bulls forward Jan-Hendrik Wessels has been banned without ‘irrefutable visual confirmation’, Planet Rugby can confirm, having obtained the official full judgment issued by the disciplinary panel.
The independent panel handed down the punishment on the basis of testimonies by Josh Murphy and the citing commissioner, as no additional camera angles were used.
Referee Mike Adamson and his officiating team were unable to sanction Wessels, who allegedly groped the Connacht flanker, during the United Rugby Championship clash in Galway last week, due to the lack of video verification.
Murphy made the accusation after he lashed out at Wessels, striking the
