BTW Shaw's knee to Du preez's back­ should've been a red card and "an 8 game­ suspension". Calling that move "clumsy"­ is the worst piece of commentating I've ever­ heard!! Ever!!

Hmmm .... @#$% calls all over in the game and now some­ right here. Nothing as bad as a one-eyed pommy­ spectator. Kudos to the Boks for doing something they­ knew would bite them in the backside by wearing those­ bands. Watched the third test just now - such a pity­ raking is not part of the game anymore - never seen so­ many guys go over the top (both sides).

Whilst I agree that a citing was probably the wrong­ call, and that a yellow was all that was needed, you­ have to laugh at the pathetic armbands the boks choose­ to wear! Grow up guys, take it on the chin and move on.­ It is swings and roundabouts, yes Bakkies was unlucky­ to get ban, but on the other hand Berger can consider­ himself lucky to only get 8 weeks for that ridiculous­ eye gouge.

IRB chuck the book at them...
Simply disregard of­ protocol and governing body rules.
Wheather you thought­ it was a suspension act or not...You have to accept the­ judicuries decision and be a big boy and deal with­ it.

BUT what could the IRB do except fine them??­
Deduct points from World Rankings?
Make them Tour a­ developing country?

Your thoughts?????

How sweet was this - justice was done - a good tanking.

John B. Then when the lions did it in the 3rd test how­ come he didnt get the sin bin or banned? One rule for­ Boks and another for the Roses! You can call yourselves­ lions anymore since they dont get hurt so easily.

How ridiculous!
Botha was indeed on the wrong end of a­ post match decision but it WAS an illegal charge. He­ clearly doesn't bind until after the hit, making it­ a charge. Its a close call but I don't think it­ was an intentional charge just bad timing. A penalty­ and possibly a binning (since it was dangerous) but not­ a citing.
Despite that, wearing armbands is just ­ pathetic. Should the Lions have worn black armbands ­ over their eyes in a show of disgust over a poxy 8 week­ ban for attempting to gouge someone's eyes out.­ Should they have worn referee coloured armbands to ­ demonstrate that the refereeing is what cost them this­ series not talent.
This is all about shifting the focus­ away from blatant cheating last week and the gouging­ incident.

like a bunch of @#$% stop being stupid

Sad @#$% omg...

I"ve stopped watching rugby ever since It all went­ "proffesional" Dave W

the bokka deservedly won the test series well done­ richly deserved,
the lions only woke up in the last­ game, to little to late, not the victory the lions were­ looking for, shame they couldn't pull it off in the­ 2nd test, but the result stands, no crying, no whining,­ good rugby you give it you take it, i have watched­ bakkies and skulk over the years mature into formidable­ opponents if you want to match their tenacity be­ prepared to get down in the turf. you sort it out on­ the field.
of course the bok commentators are biased,­ and their coach is a poes and the toe on the line will­ be whined over
for as long as the blue bulls sell kak­ wors but who cares i am a rooi neck who lived among­ these people, love the land, love the cappies,loved­ their girls, love to watch them play rugby.

It's not fair, it's not fair, boo hoo. I know,­ let's wear these silly armbands. That'll make­ the IRB sit up and take notice! Good grief, grow­ up!!!!

Always a biased decision, the ban is not deserved by­ the palyer Botha.!!
A Neautral lover of rugby.!!

I only got the chance to see the hightlights in the­ evening and that was on Sc4 and the whole thing was in­ Welsh so I know nothing about the commentry. However­ the Welsh had the chance to see the game, better than­ the BBC.

It shames the game i love so dearly to hear some of the­ comments coming from the SA team and management ,i­ watched a great game of Rugby last night but was­ ashamed by the BIAS of the commentators .I always­ thought that commentators were supposed to be unBIASED,­ but not on this series .Joel Stransky who earned a­ living playing and coaching in the UK was not even on­ the same planet as the rest of us Rugby fans ,Oh for a­ good commentry to match the Rugby on the field.

i'd really question how much some of you know about­ rugby if you say he deserved to get banned.

there was­ absolutely nothing illegal in the hit on jones at all.­ injuries are part and parcel of playing rugby, it's­ not a reason to ban someone.

Shaun b

wtf has cricket got to do with­ rugby.......................just incase you had not­ worked it out for yourself only england are playing in­ the ashes so that would make it impossible for the­ BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS to lose,you tool!!!