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Makazole Mapimpi banned over eye incident against Cardiff

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South Africa wing Makazole Mapimpi has been banned for three games after admitting he made contact “with the eye or eye area” of a Cardiff opponent during a United Rugby Championship (URC) game in January.

Mapimpi, a member of two World Cup winning squads, was involved in a scuffle with Cardiff hooker Efan Daniel during Sharks’ 42-22 win win at Cardiff Arms Park on 25 January.

He was not punished during the game, but was cited and at a disciplinary hearing Mapimpi admitted committing a red card offence.

Mapimpi will miss Sharks’ URC matches at fellow South African side Bulls on Saturday, 15 February and back-to-back games against Lions.

Disciplinary officials took into account a previous incident of a similar nature in settling on Mapimpi’s ban. He was banned for two weeks after being found guilty of making contact with the eye area of Bordeaux-Bègles scrum-half Maxime Lucu in a European Champions Cup game in January 2023.


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