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Rassie Erasmus is in hot water again following his latest round of Tweets related to match officiating in the Autumn Nations Series.
World Rugby has issued the Director of SA Rugby with a two-match ban and accordingly he may not take part in any match day activity in relation to the two upcoming test matches that South Africa has against Italy on 19 November 2022 and England on 26 November 2022.
The ban includes engagement with media and social media.
World Rugby said in a statement issued late on Thursday that match officials are the backbone of the sport and without them, there is no game.
They further condemn any public criticism of match official selection, performance or integrity, which undermines their role, the trust-based coach/match officials feedback process and the values of integrity, respect, solidarity and discipline that are at the heart of the sport.
This is the second time that Erasmus, who led the Boks to a World Cup Victory in 2019, has been banned by World Rugby.
Erasmus said his Tweets were not aimed at the officials, but at Bok fans on what we should do better.
Like myself the referee of the French test & his family have received threats & abuse. Apparently it’s partly due to my tweets which is totally unfounded.Tweets were not aimed at the officials,but to our ????????fans on what we should do better. Have a go at me not the ref!! Tweets???????? pic.twitter.com/XYnrtjl091
— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) November 17, 2022
