Bok captain Siya Kolisi escapes with a warning after head-butting incident
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has been cleared of head-butting Scotland centre Peter Horne last Saturday‚ although he was rapped over the knuckles for reckless play. In the first half of the Boks’ 26-20 win at Murrayfield‚ Kolisi appeared to throw his head backwards at Horne‚ who was holding him down and stopping the Bok skipper from returning to his feet to continue playing. Referee Romain Poite missed the incident in real time and there was no sanction on the field.
On Monday World Rugby confirmed that there would be no further action against Kolisi. “Siya Kolisi (South Africa) has received a Citing Commissioner Warning from Citing Commissioner David Pelton (USA) for striking with the head (Law 9.12) during the 31st minute of the Scotland versus South Africa November test at BT Murrayfield on 17 November‚” a World Rugby statement said. “Having reviewed the video angles‚ the Citing Commissioner determined that there were mitigating factors which meant that the action did not ...
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