Cheetahs scrumhalf Falie Oelschig was suspended for one week on Monday after being found guilty of striking during the South African side’s Super 14 loss to the New South Wales Waratahs, the Australian Rugby Union announced.
Oelschig faced the judicial committee of Sanzar, the body that oversees the Super 14 tournament, in Sydney over the incident in the 32nd minute of Friday’s match involving the Waratah’s Tatafu Polota-Nau.
”After careful consideration of all the evidence, including footage of the incident, the committee found that Oelschig struck Polota-Nau to the back of the head in a deliberate attempt to take him out of play as a support player,” Sanzar said.
The committee said Oelschig’s penalty would have been harsher if had not been for his previous good record over a career spanning 150 first-class matches.
The Cheetahs lost Friday’s match 26-3. — Sapa-AFP