But if I were to follow Smartcooky's logic I needn't be worried as the claim wasn't followed up on ergo it didn't happen.
Was there a white card issued against Brussouw,
and was it as a result of an on-field complaint by a Force player?
If so, then the Force ought to be in the gun for not following it up
If not (and I suspect this is the case) then the Force are under no compulsion to follow up.
Just as a reminder, this is what SANZAR CEO Greg Peters said
[TEXTAREA] To prevent similar scenarios occurring, Sanzar said it would amend its post-match requirements for teams.
“What we’re going to say to the teams is there is an expectation that
if you make a referral to the referee regarding an incident on field, we will expect you to follow that up with some sort of report post-match,†said the Sanzar chief executive, Greg Peters.
“In the two white cards we had in the Bulls-Crusaders game
when the Bulls were approached post-match by the citing commissioner personnel, there was no further information forthcoming from them.
“What we will be doing with that particular incident is asking the Bulls why there was no follow-through after the game, which we found surprising.â€
But Peters said he was confident teams would not abuse the white card system to gain an unfair advantage.
But if they did, measures were in place to bring them to account.
“We do have a code of conduct, and if we thought that this was becoming a regular occurrence and teams were making vexatious claims, then they could be called into account for bringing the game into disrepute,†he said.
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Keep in mind that the refusal to follow up took place immediately after the game, and BEFORE the video had been examined. If something had really happened, they would have expected at least one of the several camera angles to show something. They refused to provide any further information, such as statements from the players concerned or the results of medical examinations, which they surely must have done given that the players compalined they had been eyegouged. This is very, very suspicious. IMO, it doesn't take Einstein to work out that it was in all liklihood, all a pack if lies.
Well, its a case of stable doors and bolting horses now, but at least they will not get away with this malarkey again.
