Du Plessis banned for three games after Kendellen red card
Vodacom Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis will serve a three-match suspension for the red card he received against Munster in the United Rugby Championship last week.
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Bismarck du Plessis gets off lightly for WWE moment against Munster
Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been handed a three-match ban - with only one game left to serve - after being sent off for a dangerous tackle against Munster in a United Rugby Championship (URC) fixture.
United Rugby Championship: Munster crumble after early lead over Lions, Sharks tear apart Zebre
Front-rowers John Ryan and Josh Wycherley scored tries to help the visitors to a 14-0 advantage in the first quarter before Fineen Wycherley’s try just before the break helped cancel out Edwill van der Merwe’s score for the host team.
Munster run out of steam as hungry Lions reel them in
Munster faded after making a strong start as they slipped to a 23-21 United Rugby Championship defeat to the Lions in Johannesburg.
De Allende returns among five Munster changes for Lions
Damian de Allende will tomorrow make his first Munster start since New Year's Day, as Johann van Graan's side complete their tour of South Africa against the Lions at Emirates Airlines Park (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
'That first half wasn't a Munster performance' - Calvin Nash not using altitude excuse
Munster's Calvin Nash says they will not be using the heat and altitude of the Highveld as an excuse for their first-half performance in Saturday's 29-24 defeat to the Bulls in Pretoria.
'Unhappy' Smal uses naughty Bismarck as example for Bulls to be clean in big Currie Cup clash
While steering away from discussing the merits of Bismarck du Plessis' red card in last weekend's United Rugby Championship clash with Munster, Bulls Currie Cup coach Gert Smal has definitely been left disappointed by the veteran hooker's unavailability for Wednesday's meeting with the Sharks.
Jake White responds to shocking Bismarck red card: 'It was silly, not malicious or dirty'
Bulls director of rugby Jake White does not believe Bismarck du Plessis' red-card offence was malicious or dirty, despite the hooker facing probable sanction for his illegal lift on Alex Kendellen.