There had been various responses from Twitter customers following the information that World Rugby has suspended Rassie Erasmus in consequence of latest social media posts.
Rassie has been speak of the city, so converse, after he posted a sequence of tweets seemingly highlighting inconsistent refereeing selections by Barnes within the highly-charged encounter between the Springboks and France in Marseille.
The SA Rugby director of rugby has been on the receiving finish of widespread criticism and is being branded a sore loser, for what individuals say is a degrading assault on referees.
Rassie has vehemently denied that his tweets are directed at referees, saying it is shared solely for the profit of South African individuals and anybody else who has an issue along with his posts ought to both block, mute or unfollow him.
World Rugby have been notably silent on the matter, however on Thursday the organisation issued a press release confirming a two-match ban imposed on Rassie.
“”He [Rassie] could not participate in any match day exercise in relation to the 2 upcoming Test matches in opposition to Italy and England. The ban contains engagement with media and social media in relation to match officers.”
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Meanwhile, the Springboks have named their aspect for the match in opposition to Italy in Genoa, which kicks off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon. This would be the first recreation that Rassie is suspended from.
SPRINGBOKS TEAM
15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 81 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 22 caps, 61 pts (10t, 1c, 3p)
13 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 68 caps, 45 pts (9t)
12 – Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins) – 10 caps, 0pts
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 5 caps, 20 pts (4t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 25 caps, 25 pts (1t, 4c, 4p)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 44 caps, 30 pts (5t, 1c, 1p)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 61 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 73 caps, 45 pts (9t)
5 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 8 caps, 0 pts
4 – Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) – 2 caps, 0 pts
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 56 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 17 caps, 0 pts
Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 57 caps, 65 pts (13t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 69 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (Stade Francais) – 40 caps, 0 pts
19 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 108 caps, 15 pts (3t)
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 29 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Evan Roos (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 0 pts
22 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 22 caps, 40 pts (8t)
23 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 0 pts
