Overview
- An independent disciplinary committee chaired by Jennifer Donovan will convene via video conference on Tuesday, 11 November, at 15:00 SAST (13:00 GMT) to hear the case under Law 9.16.
- Referee Angus Gardner issued a permanent red after assistants and the TMO prompted a review of Lood de Jager’s shoulder-to-head contact on France fullback Thomas Ramos.
- South Africa played the entire second half with 14 men and defeated France 32–17 in Paris after the incident just before halftime.
- Rassie Erasmus said the punishment should have been a 20-minute sanction, while former All Blacks Angus Taʻavao, Stephen Donald and Mils Muliaina described the straight red as harsh.
- KEO reported that Ramos was not sent for a Head Injury Assessment despite the head contact being cited, raising questions about consistent application of the bunker pathway versus a straight red.