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South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 weeks for his eye gouge against Wales on Saturday.
That ban is on the lower end of punishments, with a Disciplinary Committee reducing the ban from the 18-week entry point.
South Africa thrashed Wales 73-0 at the weekend, though the win was marred by Etzebeth being send off in the final minute for the incident with Alex Martin.
“I don’t know what I can say that isn’t controversial,” coach Rassie Erasmus said. “It didn’t look good.
“It was a justified red card. It’s definitely not the way we’d have liked to have ended the game. The optics weren’t great.”
