Erasmus has gone public with his frustration after Tadhg Furlong was unanimously cleared of a testicle-grab charge following his citing from the Leinster-Munster derby. The flashpoint is the glaring contrast with Jan-Hendrik Wessels's nine-week ban for the same offence last October — a suspension handed down despite the disciplinary panel acknowledging a lack of clear video evidence, effectively costing Wessels the end-of-year series. Furlong, meanwhile, walks free and goes straight into Ireland's squad ahead of the November Tests, including the November 21 clash with the Boks. Erasmus responded on X with his now-familiar mix of Afrikaans invective and veiled accusations, posting a voice note suggesting those making these decisions are "false" people who "don't sleep well." The piece flags that the full written judgement is still to be released, and that the disciplinary committee did at least note Coombes gave an honest account — which will do little to quiet the double-standards argument swirling around the URC.