The Falcons were given a setback for the rest of the season when they lost tighthead prop Phillip Lemmer for three weeks after a spear tackle this past weekend on Western Province midfielder Corne Uys.
Lemmer appeared before a South African Rugby Union disciplinary committee on Tuesday and was handed the ban, effectively removing him from the rest of the Currie Cup, and he will also miss the first game of next season because of the ban.
Lemmer has no previous record but the seriousness of the tackle was taken into account in handing down the sentence. — Sapa