Lood de Jager will miss the rest of the Springboks’ Quilter Nations Sequence contests as a result of a four-game suspension, which was issued because of his crimson card towards France over the weekend.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup winner was despatched from the sphere within the thirty eighth minute of his aspect’s heavyweight bout with France in Paris, receiving a everlasting crimson card for an act of foul play.
An impartial Disciplinary Committee upheld the everlasting crimson card resolution on Tuesday, and when figuring out an applicable ban interval, deemed the indiscretion worthy of the mid-range entry level of six weeks. That was then lowered to 4 weeks, after contemplating the mitigating components.
De Jager can additional cut back the ban interval to 3 matches by finishing World Rugby’s Teaching Intervention Programme. That will guarantee his availability for Panasonic Wild Knights’ recreation towards the reigning League One champions, Toshiba Courageous Lupus, on December 14.
The total suspension would cowl the next matches:
- 15 November 2025 – Italy vs South Africa, Quilter Nations Sequence
- 22 November 2025 – Ireland vs South Africa, Quilter Nations Sequence
- 29 November 2025 – Wales vs South Africa, Quilter Nations Sequence
- 14 December 2025 – Wild Knights v Toshiba Courageous Lupus, Japan League One *
The Springboks didn’t let de Jager’s absence stand between them and a win at Stade de France, and can lean on their well-known ahead pack depth to beat his absence within the three remaining Checks of the 12 months.
