Boks consider Van der Linde appeal
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:05
South Africa will consider appealing against the four-week suspension handed out to prop CJ van der Linde on Wednesday, following an incident in last Saturday's Tri-Nations defeat to Australia.
National teams manager Andy Marinos said the decision would be made once they had received the full report of the South Africa, New Zealand and Australia Rugby (SANZAR) Judicial Officer, Nick Davidson QC of New Zealand.
Van der Linde was cleared of a charge of striking Australian scrumhalf Sam Cordingley with his head during the Springboks 15-27 Tri-Nations defeat to the Wallabies, though was suspended from all rugby until September 22 after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of dangerously entering a ruck.
"We'll consider an appeal once we have seen the full verdict," said Marinos.
"We should receive it in the morning [Wednesday], after which we have 48 hours to appeal if we so wish," he added.
