Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White. Photo: AFP
Fan chirps Nic White: ‘We thought you were in the ICU’
Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has been getting plenty of abuse for his antics after faking an injury against the Boks.
Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White. Photo: AFP
White has copped plenty of stick on social media after he milked a yellow card, stopping in the middle of play during Saturday’s game against the Wallabies as he overdramatised an accidental slap to the face from Faf de Klerk.
De Klerk’s hand had barely connected with Nic White’s face, but Williams saw enough to send the blonde No 9 to the sin-bin for 10 minutes.
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In a quite comical video shared to social media, hecklers at an airport can be heard throwing chirps his way, sarcastically questioning why he wasn’t in the ICU.
You can watch the incident involving White below:
Former Springbok flyhalf Butch James also slammed White for his gamesmanship during Saturday’s Rugby Championship match in Adelaide.
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At half-time, Butch James, in-studio for SuperSport, was quick to slam White, suggesting that HE deserved a yellow card.
However, Nick Mallett – also on SuperSport duty – disagreed in part with his fellow commentator, saying: “What is Faf trying to do though? You can’t knock the ball out of a scrumhalf’s hands, you’re not allowed to. He’s not tackling the guy so what on earth is he doing. I mean it’s stupid enough to have a swinging arm, and he opened himself up to that.”
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Rugby Championship Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, points scored, points conceded, bonus points, total)
Argentina 3 2 0 1 99 76 1 9
Australia 3 2 0 1 83 91 1 9
New Zealand 3 1 0 2 63 74 1 5
South Africa 3 1 0 2 66 70 0 4
Points allocation
4: win
2: draw
1: scoring at least three tries more than opponents; losing by fewer than eight points
0: loss without any bonus points
RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS TO DATE
1st round
South Africa 26 New Zealand 10
Argentina 26 Australia 41
2nd round
South Africa 23 New Zealand 35
Argentina 48 Australia 17
Leading scorers
Points
54: Boffelli (ARG)
32: Pollard (RSA)
25: Mo’unga (NZL)
Tries
3: Gonzalez (ARG), McReight (AUS)
2: Gallo (ARG), Ikitua (AUS), Smith (RSA), Taukei’aho (NZL)
Rugby Championship fixtures
Next round: Saturday, 3 September
In Hamilton, New Zealand
New Zealand v Argentina – 09:35 (SA time)
In Sydney, Australia
Australia v South Africa – 11:35 (SA time)
