Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth will have to sit tight for several more days as the fallout from his controversial red card takes yet another unexpected turn.
A World Rugby disciplinary panel, tasked with ruling on the alleged eye-gouging incident involving Wales flank Alex Mann, failed to reach a verdict after an intense late-night session, as per Netwerk24 . The hearing kicked off at 7pm on Tuesday and continued deep into the night, but officials reportedly broke up without agreement, asking for extra time as disagreements over the severity of the possible punishment dominated discussions.
Etzebeth's sending-off came in the closing minutes of South Africa's crushing 73-0 win in Cardiff, where television footage captured him driving his thumb toward Mann's eye. French referee Luc Ramos immediately reached for red, with Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus later stating that the decision was justified.
