Jan-Hendrik Wessels has reportedly received a nine-week suspension for foul play, despite there being no video evidence of the incident.<\/p>\n
Here is the video of the incident.<\/p>\n
pic.twitter.com\/QWXnbdPk5E<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Darren (@SaffasRugby) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n At the time, Connacht captain Cian Prendergast suggested that Murphy’s reaction was a clear indication that something untoward had taken place.<\/p>\n Cian Prendergast to the referee:<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s clearly got pulled out of his balls there.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the more unusual\/strong allegations that you wouldn\u2019t imagine a player would make if it wasn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n Video evidence inconclusive in Josh Murphy\u2019s case.<\/p>\n \u2014 Cian Tracey (@CianTracey1) October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While Jan-Hendrik Wessels went unpunished at the time, he will now be hit with a retrospective ban.<\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong>Massive New Zealand Reports Tip Croke Park To Host All Blacks v South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong>Stephen Ferris Thinks Farrell Should Consider Five Ulster Players For Ireland Team<\/a><\/p>\n South Africans Furious Over Ban For Hooker After Connacht Incident<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Recommended\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Jan-Hendrik Wessels is set to serve a nine-week suspension for his actions in the win over Connacht, a ban that also rules him out of South Africa’s upcoming autumn internationals against Japan, France, Italy, Ireland, and Wales.<\/p>\n While he may yet appeal the decision, the news has been met with an interesting reaction in South African rugby circles.<\/p>\n A number of supporters in the country have labelled the suspension as a farce due to a lack of evidence, also claiming potential conspiracy over the fact that the ban was decided on by Irishman and World Rugby judicial officer Dan Goodwin.<\/p>\n Perhaps the Springbok players shouldn’t play in the URC this weekend<\/p>\n The URC disciplinary committee is chaired by an Irishman<\/p>\n South Africa play Ireland in a few weeks time…….as we saw with Mapimpi and JH Wessels’ bans, there are some below the table tactics at play here<\/p>\n \u2014 Scrumming Flyhalf (@scrumming_ten) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I would love to hear on what evidence Jan-Hendrik Wessels got banned for 9 weeks. It is absolutely shocking. We are setting an unwanted standard here where players get banned for hearsay.<\/p>\n \u2014 Hendrik Cronj\u00e9 (@hendrikcronje71) October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I don\u2019t see how you ban someone for a reported 9 weeks without incontrovertible evidence that proves not only was there contact, but that it was deliberate.<\/p>\n Testimony from the alleged victim alone clearly would (should) not suffice. And it\u2019s also clear there\u2019s nothing in the\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 A-P (@rugby_ap) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rassie Erasmus has also spoken out.<\/p>\n The Spingboks coach has suggested that Wessels’ ban from the northern hemisphere authorities means that his team have to beat the opposition both ‘on the field and in the boardrooms’.<\/p>\n It just got tougher !! We now have to beat them on the field. and in the boardrooms. Hamba man. Tsek. Loop Kak<\/p>\n \u2014 Johan Erasmus (@RassieRugby) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As things stand, Jan-Hendrik Wessels will not be available for the five South Africa test games over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n The Springboks will visit Dublin on November 22nd, a fixture that now looks even more enticing on the back of this latest incident.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:\u00a0Former Munster Star Reveals Shock All Blacks Departure Days Before Ireland Clash<\/a><\/strong>\n
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