Eurosport - Tue, 02 Sep 10:54:00 2008
The South African Rugby Union is offering a reward of 10,000 rand (£715) to find the three men responsible for a racist attack during Saturday's 53-8 win over Australia at Ellis Park.
"There were 54,000 people in the stadium enjoying a thrilling Springbok victory but it takes the racist actions of a tiny handful to sour the occasion," said SARU president Oregan Hoskins (left in picture).
"They will have friends and acquaintances who saw what happened and we urge them to contact our offices so we can take action.
"If they need any encouragement there is a reward on offer."
The unnamed victim told a Johannesburg radio station she was verbally abused by three white men who also prodded her in the head and held her arm behind her back.
"This was a despicable action by three men who I'm sure every Springbok on the field that day would have roundly condemned," said Hoskins. "But what's as alarming is that other supporters passed by without intervening.
"Rugby is committed to rooting out this kind of behaviour and every time even an isolated incident rears its ugly head we shall come down hard on the perpetrators.
"I don't want them in rugby: they should stay away from our game."
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i dont think this has happen she is trying to get something out of this and she trying tom make southafrican peaple to look bad i think they should scrap the case
Robert S, have you been anywhere near the bok squad in past two years - Jake Whites last year and de Villiers' 1st year? I don't think so! Don't see your comments on the de Villiers SARU saga re stoies about the coach to be broadcasted if a certain player wasn't included in the squad - being uttered by a player and an official - then after it hit the papers, it was a copany eployee ..... if you know the SARU members and the trouble they are involved in every few weeks, you won't be so utterly foolish about the squad members. They are one team for one country, no matter what!!! AND today THE BOKS PLAYING CURRIE CUP are giving each other stick if on opposite sides - watch Sky!
Whio ever you are and where ever you'r from - crawl back into that hole of keep quiet!! EXPAT AND PROUD OF IT
Bobejaan is an ignorant fool!Robert S sounds like he and Bobejaan are twins!!!!!!
What a load of bull
Unfortunately, the majority of South Africans, "mostly still hold firm to BAD values and prejudices".
You seem to forget the most recent Xenophobic murders and attacks that took place and still takes place here - black on black. It is a lifestyle here ...like brushing ones teeth! The new President of ANC ruling party most recently brushed his teeth and took a shower after having sex with an AIDS positive woman - outside of his "marriage" to four other women! Values?
We here in South Africa hear nothing of all the murderous Xenophobic attacks that took and still takes place - swept right under the carpet. It was never dealt with by the South African government in no uncertain terms.
Rubbish!
If anything the so-called victim is the racist @#$%.
She knew that making it an racial issue, it'll get a big reaction from everyone, she is obviously trying to stir up something that could've been left alone.
I know from experience that white Afrikaner males does not hunt in packs, thats more the blackmen's way of doing things, so if it took 3 white males to attack one woman then there must be something wrong with the whole sour occasion.
Let me make this clear I'm not a racist but I am doubting the validity of this, it does not sound right, what? they held her arm behind her back poked her head said racist remarks- not enough to go on. some questions arise where were her friends, bok matches are rotten with police presence why did she not call them or report the incident, where did it happen in the stands, stairs, why did she go to a radio station and not a police station and many more questions arise? What about the stadium security cameras and personnel, what she was alone where and doing what, check the match, the crowd was not an all white crowd? and if you are from South Africa you will know poking in the head is what the tsotsi's do. And then they let her go? If she is a woman and a south african woman you would have heard her scream a mile away. This smells and it smells like the time Alex Ferguson was accused of rape. Check the womans story before you gather the lynch mob, if vallid THEN get the mob but not before.!!!
This is a rather strange occurence. Rugby supporters are suppose to be better behaved than football fans. Great performance by the Bokke, if only those responsible for this insane act could be brought before the Springbok team for a repremand. They will think twice about doing it again. Let not the actions of a minority spoil things for the rugby masses.
BOK FAN
Robert S, your prejudices are showing ..........
Robert S you have no idea, based on you argument .... we can say the same for the english football squad as i have heard many a Fan shout abuse and more and that the English rugby team are a bunch of Rapist sex starved .......and the English cricket team are a bunch of drunk loud idiots as the Barmy army are ................wait for that facts
This is rather unusual because I have been to many rugby games in SA and never saw anything done by supporters that was racially motivated. Maybe something else caused this. We will only know the truth if the 3 people are found. If the allegation is true, they should never be allowed near a rugby match for the rest of their lives. Men who abuse woman are cowards in any case and should be banned from society.
Robert S, Its a lot unfair to blame the National rugby squad for three idiots in the crowd
Unfortunately the Boks mostly still hold firm to old values and prejudices
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