Bands the peacemaker
21 Mar 2006
Springbok prop Richard Bands was cleared of any foul play by a judiciary. His Bulls teammates Johan Wasserman and Frikkie Welsh were not as fortunate.
And neither were the three Griffons players involved in a free for all in the Vodacom Cup match at the weekend.
The Griffons players received between two and five week suspensions, Wasserman was suspended for two weeks and Welsh got three weeks.
Bands, the judiciary found, was not involved. He tried to stop the fight and did not add to the drama.
It is the second successive suspension for Wasserman, who was suspended after a fight in the Bulls Super 14 match against the Waratahs.
Bands has been cleared for immediate selection, be it for the Vodacom Cup or Super 14 squad.
20 Comments
21 Mar 2006, 08:35 am
When will bands play for the Bulls in S14 again?
One would think it must be the away trip coming up
21 Mar 2006, 08:50 am
He is just not good enough strikers!
21 Mar 2006, 09:03 am
Nah Koos he is “against NZ opposistion” lol when they play the Crusaders they just need to bring Bands on for the opening 5 , give him the ball let him run at Richic Mcaww , after that take him of the Bulls have won lmao.
21 Mar 2006, 09:22 am
21 Mar 2006, 10:29 am
Koos lol.
I dident see much of the game, but is he match fit yet?
21 Mar 2006, 10:44 am
the SA teams dont look so dangerous on attack at the moment as say the crusaders. we need to beat these okes where we can, in the forwards, using our brunt and bore.use bands thiart and all the other big boys to smash the crusaders into dust.
21 Mar 2006, 10:53 am
has he ever been match fit? i think a match fit bands is a bit of an urban legend?
21 Mar 2006, 11:00 am
Bandsy is just a pansy. Handbags at ten paces. A “match fit” Bands is about as hard to locate as a yeti.
21 Mar 2006, 11:30 am
As rare as a patriotic tackler? Certainly less common than a traitous tackler? As common as a Richie McCaw concussion?
21 Mar 2006, 12:11 pm
Unfit Bands outran Queen Carlos and the AB backline…over mccaw and scored a try…
21 Mar 2006, 12:22 pm
And, having had his 15 minutes of fame, he is now consigned to the occasional bout of handbaggery and rugby life down in the lifelessly despairing zone of the Vodacom Cup!
One almost feels sorry for the old fat man!
21 Mar 2006, 13:22 pm
IMagine TACKLER a match fit Bands, **** the whole NZ squad would be standing in the corner of the dressing room afraid to come out lol.
21 Mar 2006, 14:15 pm
Yeah, imagine that, hey?
21 Mar 2006, 16:58 pm
Hey keep it nice guys youre talking off a Blue Bull stallward here
21 Mar 2006, 17:18 pm
Band behoort fiks te wees teen begin Mei vir die game in die kaap. Waars Faan rautenbach????
21 Mar 2006, 19:30 pm
Staal – I dont understand the question. Please explain relevance…?
22 Mar 2006, 00:55 am
So Bands is not match fit tighthead but ‘Springbok’ Eddie Andrews is?
22 Mar 2006, 06:55 am
munikboi (16)
My comment bit of sarcastic joke.
Bulls – Stormers 2005
Bands ran over Rautenbach like he wasn’t ever there and scored.
22 Mar 2006, 07:49 am
Maak die Bulle almal boksers!
22 Mar 2006, 09:06 am
Redcard,
lmfao,
Bands het heelwat fikser voorgekom as vroeër die seisoen teen Natal. Hy was meer in die spel betrokke en het ook beter geskrum. Op sy ouderdom en gewig vat dit maar ‘n bietjie langer om terug te kom na ‘n ernstige besering.
ek skat hy behoort so oor 2 na 3 weke gereed te wees vir S14.
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