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South Africa assistant coach Mzwandile Stick claims the Springboks have been treated unfairly following red-card incidents in their wins over France and Italy. <\/b><\/p>\n
Lood de Jager was handed a four-game suspension after being sent off for a high tackle on France full-back Thomas Ramos in Paris, while Mostert was given a straight red card for a shoulder-to-head challenge on Italy’s Paolo Garbisi in Turin last weekend. <\/p>\n
Mostert faces a World Rugby disciplinary hearing this week, with Stick confirming the world champions have appealed against De Jager’s ban. <\/p>\n
“Every week we are losing players and it’s sad,” Stick told reporters in Dublin before South Africa’s Test against Ireland on Saturday. <\/p>\n
He added: “I don’t want to say things and then end up also being banned like Rassie [Erasmus, head coach] in the past.<\/p>\n
“We’ve never talked bad about other teams. We always try and play in a good spirit, and hopefully things can just be between the four lines. Are we treated fairly? I don’t think so.”<\/p>\n
Stick also referenced recent bans for South Africa internationals Makazole Mapimpi and Jan-Hendrik Wessels while playing for Sharks and Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n
Winger Mapimpi received a five-week ban for a dangerous tackle on Ulster’s Michael Lowry on 18 October, while front-rower Wessels is serving an eight-game suspension – reduced from nine – for an alleged genital grab on Connacht’s Josh Murphy.<\/p>\n
“If you look at the past four red cards with our players – we had Makazole Mapimpi suspended, who is not on tour at the moment,” said Stick. <\/p>\n
“The guy is on 47 Test matches, missed out on a tour to make it to the 50th. Jan-Hendrik Wessels, a youngster, also missed out. Suspended.<\/p>\n
“Lood de Jager, which I feel after this weekend and everything that I’ve seen, even the Fiji and the France game, the clean-outs that were there, the Ireland game against Australia, situations that were even worse than what those guys have been suspended for.<\/p>\n
“Then for them they’re suspended, but other players will come back and play this week. Surely somewhere somehow, this is not fair.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think we deserve this as a team. We’re doing everything in our powers to make sure that we send the right message when it comes to how we play the game.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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