South Africa’s flanker Schalk Burger waves after winning the bronze medal match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup between South Africa and Argentina at the Olympic Stadium, east London, on October 30, 2015.
AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
Schalk Burger didn’t shy away from airing his feelings on another controversial red card in rugby this time featuring the Lions.
South Africa’s flanker Schalk Burger waves after winning the bronze medal match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup between South Africa and Argentina at the Olympic Stadium, east London, on October 30, 2015.
AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
Schalk Burger didn’t shy away from airing his feelings on another controversial red card in rugby this time featuring the Lions.
Speaking in the SuperSport studios, the Springbok great tore into the decision by Karl Dickson to send off Emmanuel Tshituka.
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The Lions star was sent off after a carry collision which saw Racing 92 fullback Louis Dupichot suffering a concussion.
Dickson believed Tshituka used his elbow dangerously. Something which Burger didn’t take lightly.
“I just feel we need to be so careful with rugby, where we are going,” Burger said in studio.
“We had the Freddie Steward incident, also with an elbow to the head, but sort of clumsy and messy, a player protecting himself from another one.
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“This is a player carrying the ball against someone who has quite poor technique. You are going to bump him off. The fact that the player then gets knocked out … that’s rugby. We play a contact sport. We have to be so careful.
“For me, it was never a red card.”
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The Lions won the match 51-28 despite the red card.
✈ 10 September: South Africa vs Scotland (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
✈ 17 September: Springbok vs Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)
✈ 23 September: South Africa vs Ireland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris)
✈ 1 October: South Africa vs Tonga (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)
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