Eben Etzebeth handed lengthy ban as verdict reached
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Banned.
Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth has been handed a lengthy ban following his red card for eye gouging Wales flanker, Alex Mann.
The towering second-row has been banned for 12 weeks following a lengthy decision-making process.
The committee determined that contact with the eye was intentional and set a mid-range entry point of 18 weeks/matches.
Etzebeth was afforded six weeks off, as he has not had a suspension since 2012. The Springbok also admitted that he had committed an act of foul play and that it warranted a red card.
This sanction is the harshest handed down to a top-end rugby union player for an offence of this nature for nearly a decade
