Die springbokke en dricuss du plessis!suid afrika

This was ridiculous , a woman ref wtf.

Typical south Africa complaining, should be ban

Sam cane 2023 ,we had to suck it up yet kolisis tackle is very dimilar to this one. "hmmmmm"

There was no head contact. Jose Lima is not, test rugby material. That was the only fact that came out of that incident.

I believe the Boks have prided themselves on practicing lower tackles to avoid head contact. Clearly, Esterhuizen missed that class! However this is a clear red any day of the week imho. 🤔

Red all day, every day. Very careless and dangerous.

The only head contact was; Jose Lima's head hitting the grass. Why was André Esterhuizen fine after the tackle, if there was head to head contact.?

Why you comment only the possitive reactions towords, Esterhuizen, he is a dirty player, he wants to heard his opponents, he should be banned from playing any rugby for a year ,and you should get off the internet with your one sided comments

The laws of the games have evolved in recent years to protect players from life-changing injuries (e.g. concussions, as endured by Pat Lambie). The officials in this case followed the protocol and came to the correct decision (Nigel Owen).

Our country is a good sport nation. individuals must practice good professionalism on+of the sports field.

Justified..... END OF DISCUSSION

Red card =5points lost Yellow= 3points lost Player 3 red cards 5 match Penalty, = clean games

Love Esterhuizen but head on head a definite card and his opponent lights out so yea maybe not such a long suspension. 💚BOKKE💚

Clear and obvious for all to see but not the officials..wonder why.

I do believe this is all part of Rassie plan for going forward preparing for next World Cup and just a reminder Rassie has earned himself a Doctorate and not only does he look at wherever improvement in his book as close to perfection any player can get Springbok Team has winning outlook and Rassie is Bold enough to be real and totally honest with his whole operation...God Bless Rassie 🙌 Beatrix Strydom

Win, lose or draw saffas are always gonna whine and be the victims

He needs to learn proper tackle technique!!!

What the duck, are females reffing men for????😮

Clear red dont know what your talking about controversial...and to say there was attack on Marxe`s life is laughable ..your such a clown

Zero red card, tackle shoulder/chest height, dipping in the tackle, no head contact. TMOs phckn blind.

Females should not ref a mens match

Clear red card no debate

We all have own opinions on things in life ...however Our Springboks are then free to play rugby 🏉 and use their talents to best 👌 of their capabilities is it not about Winning... Rassie Rassie Rassie...keep being a step ahead don't worry 😉 about the rest Beatrix Strydom

High speed; plenty of time to adjust but no attempt to dip by the tackler; no significant change of direction and height by the player tackled; obvious head-on-head contact = high degree of danger = red card.... where is the controversy? Trying to compare the decision to another one in another game is pointless. The referee, assistant referees & TMO are looking at the incident they officiating on, they are not comparing it to other incidents (there is no such thing as precedent in the laws of the game).

A basic tenet of Rugby is that the referees' decision is final. Accept it and get on with the game! Glad nothing said about the gender of the referee and that, somehow, had an impact. Incidentally there was clearly head on head contact and anyone saying otherwise needs their eyes testing!

Where was this TMO when Owen Farrell shoulder charged Esterhuizen back in November 2018? It's most defiantly a penalty - but NEVER a red card.

controversial??? no no no no - 100%red card no doubt

More "Rugby" BULLSHITT ! Rugby is now the shittest sport on this planet. Was a plain simple tackle.!!

The 4 week ban was a bit harsh I think

Springboks are a breed of their own ...not fake ....the real deal ...I remember one debate I got into concerning Jockeys 🏇 horse racing that I want to repeat because if you good you good however bad things happen to the best as well ...not winning is hard to accept however never quitting is what Champions 🏆 are made of ....Rassie Rassie Rassie is in our heads.... Beatrix Strydom

Yeah shows you what they know. Ireland won the second test. Crowley also missed a few kicks in that game.

Rassie is just trying mind games, Andy has responded in a great professional way. Not taking notice of his goading but getting his own opinions and words in there. No need for any extra spice in a game like this.

shame....manbaby....

If a great coach should've uses plans B or C....we misses Snorman.Remember Wellington(N.Z) a plan B or C beat All Blacks that day.

Analysis must stop putting pressure on coaches.When they were there it wasn't so clearly that way...Pls.

Mallet is not wrong !!

From what I saw world rugby set this up as two match series with the four southern hemisphere teams

RG was in the middle of the tackle, his head facing the other way. He couldn't see, how was supposed to stop. It happens a lot of time I don't believe it was intentional. 2 Broken legs, 2 bloodied faces, 1 concussion. I wonder what was intentional???? 😡

If South Africans think so little of Irish rugby then why do they spend so much time talking about them?

Why could'nt we hear Farell speak, rather than hear you?

We see far worse in virtually every game, this one is hardly controversial. Move on...

Players come in from the side and clear beyond the ruck all the time. The result was accidental though. What I think was missing was that he didn’t go check on him as a former teammate. Not a good look either in front of most of your future teammates.

High tackles are difficult to judge. How can a tall guy, when he did bend his body to go for a tackle be accused of a high tackle when the opposition is upright, or when both players god down? Sorry, this is a contact sport and if World rugby wants to stop head injuries, let all players wear head gear.

If you can't take the heat fuck out the kitchen.

Rugby has gone soft.

As rugby fans, we need to stop justifying, or worse praising, reckless actions on the pitch that can lead to life changing injuries - watch Pat Lambie’s interview with Bryan Habana.

Rassie can spell win and earned a Doctorate specialty being Rugby 🏉....Beatrix Strydom

S. A rugby is about Brawn and not much Ability thats why they are Called the BOMB SQUAD 😂

It is what it is Play to your strengths Boks are best team in world Im Irish