Cheetahs fullback Bevin Fortuin was banned for two weeks on Tuesday after being found guilty by a Super 14 rugby judiciary of dangerously playing an opponent without the ball.
The charge arose from the South African team’s match against the Auckland Blues at Auckland on Friday.
Fortuin was charged with lifting a Blues player into a dangerous position and failing to ensure he was safely returned to the ground.
He acknowledged the offence when he appeared at the hearing represented by Cheetahs manager Naka Drotske.
The two-week ban imposed by judicial officer Bruce Squire, QC, will prevent Fortuin playing in the Cheetahs’ matches against the Wellington Hurricanes on Friday and Queensland Reds a week later. — Sapa-AP