Venter will miss Sarries’ final
27 May 2010
Brendan Venter lost his appeal against his 14-week ban but it was reduced by four weeks.
The Saracens director of rugby was found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game after an incident involving spectators during a match against Leicester earlier this month.
The original RFU ruling said Venter waved and blew kisses in the direction of Leicester supporters who were calling at him to sit down as he was blocking their view of the action. There were also allegations that he swore at the spectators.
Venter was slapped with a 14-match ban, which will not allow him to attend the English Premiership final against Leicester on Saturday. Saracens appealed the ban on Wednesday, but the RFU denied their appeal and only reduced the ban to 10 weeks, until the 29 July.
5 Comments
27 May 2010, 10:21 am
lesson to all: leave the biccies alone
27 May 2010, 10:55 am
Venter is very knowledgeable about the game of rugby but finds it hard to keep his emotions in check. He just goes off the handle. Quite funny really.
Perhaps he wasn’t heard as a child and now as an adult when he feels he’s not being affirmed or heard he goes ballistic.
A good oke with a down side like all of us.
27 May 2010, 11:58 am
where is gunther now? I told how typically arrogant this doos is!
now he might cost his team, why? He could have just moved out of the way but no, mr man had to blow kisses and $hit. Serves him right.
27 May 2010, 19:45 pm
Ag no man, he’s supposed to be an ambassador for us.
27 May 2010, 20:18 pm
He should have given the specators the middle finger man, not blowing kisses Maybe blowing kisses is seen as sexual harrasment here in Pommie land.
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