South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been handed a 12-week ban after gouging the eye of Wales flanker Alex Mann. Etzebeth, the most-capped Springboks player in history, was shown a red card by referee ...

Eben Etzebeth has been hit with a 12-week ban after a disciplinary panel found the South Africa lock intentionally gouged the eye of Wales flanker Alex Mann. The Springboks’ record cap holder received ...

Dec 10 (Reuters) - South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has accepted his 12-match ban for an eye-gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann in the Springboks' 73-0 win in Cardiff last month but maintains it was not ...

South Africa forward Eben Etzebeth has broken his silence in the wake of his 12-week suspension for an eye gouge against Wales, saying he never intended to hurt Alex Mann, or even go near his face ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has received a 12-match suspension for his eye gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann, ruling him out until April, but maintained his actions were not ...

The 2025 season finished on an extreme low note for Eben Etzebeth after he was he was shown a straight red card – and subsequently banned – for an eye gouge in the final Test of the year against Wales ...