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South African Player Jan-Hendrik Wessels Given Nine-Game Ban for Genital Grab
Wessels will miss for South Africa's fall fixtures.
South Africa front-rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels has received a ban of nine matches for making contact with Josh Murphy's private parts during the Blue Bulls' United Rugby Championship win over the Irish province.
The altercation took place in the early stages of the Bulls' 28-27 win against Connacht on Friday, with opposing player Murphy being shown a temporary dismissal after responding aggressively by hitting the South African on the head area.
After the Connacht player complained to the match official, the event was reviewed by the TMO, who found no conclusive video evidence.
Wessels stayed on the pitch until he was substituted in the later stages of the match.
While the United Rugby Championship announced that the Irish player's 20-minute red card was withdrawn by a disciplinary panel, Wessels was found to have violated the code of conduct, which declares:
"A player should not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship. Such behavior covers grabbing, pulling or compressing the genitals."
The panel concluded that the event reached the red card threshold and justified a three-month ban, the shortest suspension under World Rugby regulations for such an infringement.
However, the player's suspension was reduced by three weeks because of his good conduct during the hearing and his clean disciplinary history.
Wessels and the Pretoria-based team have the right to challenge the decision, but currently, the suspension will rule the 24-year-old out of the Springboks' fall internationals against Japan, Les Bleus, the Azzurri and the Irish team.
Wessels will also miss the Bulls' URC games against Warriors, the Lions and the Cell C Sharks, as well as European cup games with Bègles and Saints.
Wessels has earned ten international appearances for South Africa and was part of their tri-nations champion team over the summer.
The Connacht player, in contrast, is available to face the Irish rivals in this weekend's domestic clash after being cleared.
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