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In-form Sharks wing Makazole Mapimpi has been hit with a two-week ban for "making contact with the eye or eye area" of Union Bordeaux-Begles scrumhalf, Maxime Lucu, during their 32-3 victory at Kings Park last weekend.
Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi, who might have had a hat-trick, scored twice as the Sharks dominated the Lions 37-10 to give their festive Kings Park crowd plenty of Christmas cheer on Friday.
In somewhat of a surprising move, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opted for a back three without winger Makazole Mapimpi in his run-on XV to face France in Marseille on Saturday.
The Sharks have opted to deploy their host of Springboks into the starting XV for the United Rugby Championship (URC) match against Ulster at Kings Park on Saturday.
His yellow card for sparking a mass brawl means he wasn't going to dwell too much about it, but Makazole Mapimpi still allowed himself a very brief pat on the back for "bouncing back" against the Wallabies last weekend.
Wing Makazole Mapimpi says South Africa must be more precise in the opponents' 22 as they hope an early arrival in Buenos Aires will help with preparations for the crucial Rugby Championship clash with Argentina on Sept. 17.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick was confident that outside centre Jesse Kriel would not apply the handbrake to the Springbok attack against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.
