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Springbok Player Jan-Hendrik Wessels Given Nine-Game Suspension for Inappropriate Contact
The player is ruled out for the Springboks' autumn internationals.
South Africa prop Jan-Hendrik Wessels has been suspended of nine matches for grabbing Josh Murphy's genitals during the Bulls' URC victory over Connacht.
This event occurred in the early stages of the narrow victory against Connacht on Friday, with Connacht forward Murphy receiving a 20-minute red card after reacting angrily by striking the South African on the head.
Following the Connacht player complained to referee Mike Adamson, the event was checked by the TMO, who concluded no definitive proof.
Wessels remained on the field until he was replaced in the later stages of the match.
While the United Rugby Championship confirmed that Murphy's temporary sending-off was rescinded by a governing body, Wessels was deemed to have breached the code of conduct, which specifies:
"A player must not engage in actions that is contrary to the spirit of good sportsmanship. Such behavior covers touching, pulling or squeezing the private areas."
Disciplinary officials concluded that the contact met the level for dismissal and justified a three-month ban, the minimum ban under international rugby rules for such an offence.
However, the player's suspension was shortened by three weeks because of his cooperative behavior prior to and at the proceedings and his clean disciplinary history.
The forward and the Bulls are entitled to challenge the decision, but as it stands, the ban will prevent the young player out of the Springboks' fall internationals against Japan, Les Bleus, Italy and the Irish team.
Wessels will additionally be absent for the Bulls' URC games against Glasgow, the Emirates Lions and the Cell C Sharks, as well as European cup games with Bègles and Saints.
Wessels has earned ten international appearances for South Africa and was part of their Rugby Championship-winning team over the summer.
Murphy, meanwhile, is eligible to play against the Irish rivals in Saturday's inter-provincial derby after being cleared.
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