Lood de Jager suspended after dangerous charge into Wyatt Crockett

Springbok lock Lood de Jager has been suspended for a week after he was yellow carded for charging into a ruck against the All Blacks during Saturday's 57-15 humiliation in Durban. De Jager pleaded guilty to the offence in a disciplinary hearing. Late in the game the big second rower flew into a ruck in an effort to clear Wyatt Crockett, but went in too high and made contact with the All Black's head or face. Referee Jerome Garces issued a yellow card, and in the eight minutes that followed, New Zealand added another twenty points to their emphatic total. De Jager contravened Law 10.4 (h) A …

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