Krige cleared of punching
August 18, 2002

Springbok skipper Corne Krige has been found not guilty of punching Wallaby flanker George Smith during South Africa's 33-31 victory over the Wallabies at Ellis Park.

Krige appeared before a South African Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing along with outside centre Marius Joubert, who was red-carded 10 minutes from fulltime for a high tackle on replacement fullback Mat Rogers.

The hearing found that Joubert's sending off was punishment enough and he would not face any further sanction.

It was Krige's second citing of the Tri-Nations series, following a charge of biting All Black Scott Robertson during the Boks 41-20 loss last month in Wellington.

Joubert's centre mate De Wet Barry, who spent 10 minutes in the sin bin for punching Wallaby Chris Latham, was not asked to appear.

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