Jan-Hendrik Wessels has failed in his attempt to appeal the nine-week ban handed to him for allegedly groping Connacht’s Josh Murphy in the United Rugby Championship clash in Galway.
The suspension has proven highly controversial, with no video evidence to support Murphy’s claims, with the disciplinary panel deeming that he had “committed an act of foul play” in that he grabbed and twisted the testicles of the Connacht player as alleged by Murphy and the Citing Commissioner.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels fails to appeal ban
While both players were seen as “credible” witnesses, Wessels’ oral evidence was noted as “brief” in comparison to
