Erasmus has taken to social media — cryptic posts and a voice note — to vent over Tadhg Furlong being cleared of a testicle-grab citing following Leinster's clash with Munster. The contrast with Jan-Hendrik Wessels's nine-week ban for the same offence last October is the crux of it: Wessels was suspended despite the panel acknowledging limited video evidence, effectively taking the complainant's word for it. Furlong, facing near-identical circumstances, walked free on a unanimous dismissal. Erasmus stopped short of naming names but his meaning was plain — 'those people are false, they don't sleep well.' With Furlong now available for Ireland's November series, including the November 21 clash with the Boks, the disciplinary inconsistency has moved from grievance to genuine flashpoint.
Rassie fires up over Furlong ruling as double-standards row erupts
Erasmus has gone public with his anger over Furlong's cleared testicle-grab citing, pointing squarely at the contrast with Wessels's nine-week ban for the same offence last year — a double-standards accusation that now hangs over the November 21 Ireland-Springbok fixture.
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