The Springboks coaches have expressed their frustrations over the red cards issued to Lood de Jager and Franco Mostert, and for good reason.
De Jager was issued with a permanent red card for his dangerous tackle on Thomas Ramos in the clash at the Stade de France earlier this month, with Mostert given his marching orders for a similar hit on Italy’s Paolo Garbisi in Turin.
On both occasions, the officiating team deemed that the actions of the Bok locks were ‘always illegal’, meaning that a yellow card and subsequent referral to the Foul Play Review Officer, TMO Bunker, was not
