Springbok bruiser Jasper Wiese will miss the bulk of the Rugby Championship as punishment for his headbutt on an Italian player in Gqeberha.
He’s has been slapped with a four-match suspension after receiving a red card in South Africa’s 45-0 thrashing of Italy.
The suspension, confirmed by a World Rugby disciplinary panel on Tuesday, means Wiese will miss the final Test of the Incoming Series against Georgia in Nelspruit, both Rugby Championship clashes against Australia in Johannesburg and Cape Town (16 & 23 August), and the first All Blacks Test in Auckland (6 September).
He will be available again for the return match against New Zealand in Wellington on 13 September, followed by two fixtures against Argentina in Durban and London.
It’s not Wiese’s first run-in with the judiciary.
The former Leicester Tigers No 8 has built a reputation for his combative style – but it’s also earned him multiple suspensions over the past few years.
In 2021, he was banned for two weeks for a reckless tackle while playing for Leicester. A year later, he received a citing commissioner warning during the Boks’ November tour.
In May last year, in his final match for the Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership, the World Cup-winning loose forward was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle and subsequently banned for six matches.
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