Makazole Mapimpi banned

...5 games for his tippy top tackle on Pipsqueak Lowry.

It's effectively a one game ban, which will be for next weekends game against of the Sharks versus the Scarlets and then he can use the 4 South African Autumn international's which he wasn't selected for to count towards the rest of his ban.

Thanks Stav. I saw some headline about that but was too lazy to go read at the time to see what it's about.

I see Wessels have been done for 9 weeks for the alleged attempted jewel heist. Quite severe given the lack of conclusive evidence.

So who will replace Wessels for EOYT I wonder?

Rassie will probably replace him with a scrumhalf

It should be Andre Hugo Venter as there are only two hookers in the squad in Marx and Grobelaar

There are three looseheads in Ox, Steenkamp and Boan Venter

It will probably be Bongi as he is on standby

Is Rassie allowed to pick someone else that’s not on the standby list? But that will defeat the purpose…..

If my memory serves me correctly, Ruben v Heerden were once on the Bok standby list, But Rassie went and picked Nico Janse V Rensburg??

Im guessing he can do what he likes but Im sure it will be someone from the standby list

It will be Bongi no doubt