Smit - cited
Smit cited for elbow
Smit - cited
By Annie November 27 2005
South Africa's captain John Smit will this evening learn his punishment after appearing in front of an IRB citing committee in Paris. He is accused - well, I say accused, but it really was obvious to everyone who saw the game - of elbowing French captain Jerome Thion in the throat.
Smit - cited
South Africa's captain John Smit will this evening learn his punishment after appearing in front of an IRB citing committee in Paris. He is accused - well, I say accused, but it really was obvious to everyone who saw the game - of elbowing French captain Jerome Thion in the throat.
Thion was hospitalised by the incident, and was said to be unable to speak. French journalists who have tried to make contact with Thion in hospital say that the lock is unable to speak and the injury is considered extremely serious, indeed Thion is rumoured to have a fractured larynx.
As for the game, well the French won well and thoroughly deserved it. South Africa's 20 year old flyhalf Meyer Bosman had a torrid time of things this week with the French giving him barely any time on the ball, but he is only 20 and this was only his second start in rugby at any level. He will be there or thereabout at the World Cup in 2007.
The scorers:
For France:
Tries: Szarzewski, Rougerie
Cons: Michalak
Pens: Elissalde 2, Michalak
For South Africa:
Tries: Botha, Fourie
Cons: Montgomery 2
Pens: Montgomery, Bosman
The teams:
France: 15 Thomas Castaignède, 14 Aurélien Rougerie, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Cédric Heymans, 10 Frédéric Michalak, 9 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8 Rémy Martin, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Jèrôme Thion (captain), 4 Lionel Nallet, 3 Pieter de Villiers, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Olivier Milloud.
Replacements: 16 Sébastien Bruno, 17 Sylvain Marconnet, 18 Gregory Lamboley, 19 Thomas Lièvremont, 20 Pierre Mignoni, 21 Yann Delaigue, 22 Pepito Elhorga.
South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Breyton Paulse, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Meyer Bosman, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Jacques Cronjé, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Os du Randt.
Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Eddie Andrews, 18 Albert van den Berg, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 De Wet Barry, 22 Conrad Jantjes.
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland, Alan Lewis (both Ireland)
Television match official: Roy Maybank (England)
As for the game, well the French won well and thoroughly deserved it. South Africa's 20 year old flyhalf Meyer Bosman had a torrid time of things this week with the French giving him barely any time on the ball, but he is only 20 and this was only his second start in rugby at any level. He will be there or thereabout at the World Cup in 2007.
The scorers:
For France:
Tries: Szarzewski, Rougerie
Cons: Michalak
Pens: Elissalde 2, Michalak
For South Africa:
Tries: Botha, Fourie
Cons: Montgomery 2
Pens: Montgomery, Bosman
The teams:
France: 15 Thomas Castaignède, 14 Aurélien Rougerie, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Cédric Heymans, 10 Frédéric Michalak, 9 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8 Rémy Martin, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Jèrôme Thion (captain), 4 Lionel Nallet, 3 Pieter de Villiers, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Olivier Milloud.
Replacements: 16 Sébastien Bruno, 17 Sylvain Marconnet, 18 Gregory Lamboley, 19 Thomas Lièvremont, 20 Pierre Mignoni, 21 Yann Delaigue, 22 Pepito Elhorga.
South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Breyton Paulse, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Meyer Bosman, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Jacques Cronjé, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Os du Randt.
Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Eddie Andrews, 18 Albert van den Berg, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 De Wet Barry, 22 Conrad Jantjes.
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland, Alan Lewis (both Ireland)
Television match official: Roy Maybank (England)
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