Overview
- Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the Springboks feel unfairly treated by recent refereeing and disciplinary outcomes.
- Lood de Jager’s red card against France resulted in a multi‑match suspension that the team has formally appealed, with proceedings scheduled this week.
- Franco Mostert’s dismissal against Italy is set for a disciplinary hearing in the coming days, which the Boks intend to contest.
- Stick pointed to earlier bans for Makazole Mapimpi and Jan‑Hendrik Wessels and contrasted them with incidents in fixtures such as Fiji–France and Ireland–Australia that he believes drew lighter sanctions.
- He also argued that off‑field officiating input influenced calls against South Africa, even as the team won both recent Tests while short‑handed, which he says is straining selection and planning.