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Springbok Center Andre esterhuizen is in trouble after receiving a red card playing for his English club Harlequins on the weekend.
The incident occurred at Harlequins’ home away premiership game against Gloucester in Kingsholm.
Esterhuizen, who boasts eight games with Test, received his marching order in the 45th minute of the contest after a television match official (TMO) review showed he had elbowed an opposition player in the face. .
The 26-year-old will be summoned under Law 9.12: “A player must not physically or verbally abuse anyone. Physical abuse includes, but is not limited to, biting, punching, contact with the eyes or the eye area, hitting with any part of the arm (including tackles with the arm stiff), shoulder, head or knee (s), kick, stomp, trip or kick “.
Esterhuizen will appear before a disciplinary committee on Thursday.
According to English RFU regulations, if found guilty, he could be sent off for a minimum of two weeks, excluding him from the Harlequins’ European Cup opener against Munster, as well as the Premiership clash. with the Bristol Bears.
However, there is a possibility that Esterhuizen could be suspended for a longer time, having previously been suspended for six weeks in 2017 for a spear tackle while playing for the Sharks in a Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels.
The Harlequins won Sunday’s game 34-24.
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
