Punching Rebel in the dock

Rebel prop Laurie Weeks is facing a lengthy ban in the wake of his brain explosion against the Sharks at the weekend.


Weeks was handed a red card in his team's 21-25 loss to the Sharks in Durban on Friday.


The Rebels prop launched a flurry of punches on Sharks rival Jannie du Plessis, after the latter had slapped him with an open hand against the back of the head.


Du Plessis was yellow-carded for his part in the ensuing fracas, which happened just short of the half-hour mark, while Weeks was shown a red card for landing about 10 punches on various parts of Du Plessis' head.


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