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Springbok Forward Wessels Given Nine-Game Suspension for Genital Grab
The player is ruled out for South Africa's fall fixtures.
Springbok front-rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels faces a suspension of nine games for touching opponent Josh Murphy's private parts during the Bulls' United Rugby Championship victory over the Irish province.
The incident occurred in the early stages of the close contest against Connacht on last Friday, with Connacht forward Josh Murphy being shown a temporary dismissal after striking back by striking Wessels on the head.
Following the Connacht player complained to referee Mike Adamson, the contact was examined by the television match official, who found no definitive proof.
Wessels remained on the pitch until he was replaced in the later stages of the match.
While the URC confirmed that Murphy's 20-minute red card was withdrawn by a governing body, Wessels was deemed to have violated the code of conduct, which declares:
"A player should not engage in actions that is contrary to the spirit of good sportsmanship. This includes grabbing, pulling or compressing the private areas."
Disciplinary officials were satisfied that the incident met the red card threshold and warranted a 12-week suspension, the minimum suspension under World Rugby rules for such an violation.
Nonetheless, the player's ban was shortened by three weeks because of his cooperative behavior prior to and at the hearing and his good record.
The forward and the Pretoria-based team are entitled to appeal, but as it stands, the suspension will rule the 24-year-old out of the South African national team's fall internationals against Japan, France, Italy and Ireland.
Wessels will additionally be absent for the Bulls' league matches against Warriors, the Lions and the Sharks, as well as Investec Champions Cup games with Bègles and Saints.
The prop has won ten international appearances for South Africa and was part of their tri-nations champion squad during the recent tournament.
Murphy, in contrast, is eligible to face Munster in Saturday's inter-provincial derby after being cleared.
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