Madness: All Black's nasty hit on Faf De Klerk
WATCH as All Black Aaron Cruden was shown a red card for a reckless clean-out on Springbok star Faf De Klerk.
In a moment of madness, Cruden drove his shoulder into the head of De Klerk during the Japanese League One match between Suntory Sungoliath and Canon Eagles.
De Klerk was in the process of delivering a pass from the base of a ruck as Cruden charged through with an attempt to a counter-ruck.
The former All Black’s shoulder connected directly to the forehead, sending the Springboks No.9 reeling.
The referee had no choice but to hand Cruden a red card, which was the end to his debut for the Japan side.
As clear, and nasty, as you’ll see pic.twitter.com/U6hhUpzPkF
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) January 8, 2023
It’s not the only indent that has rocked De Klerk’s world.
The star was recently forced to refute some extraordinary allegations after he was accused of racial abuse and threatening to “kill” a Stellenbosch police captain.
The newspaper IOL reported that De Klerk has been accused by captain Lesley Smith of wanting to use a panga to hack him to death and for hurling racial slurs.
However, a representative for de Klerk has rubbished the allegations.
According to De Klerk and his representative, the Springbok was more than 14 000km away at the time of the alleged incident, which is said to have occurred midday on December 8 in Stellenbosch.
De Klerk’s camp revealed that he was in Japan at the time of the so-called “life-threatening” brawl.
Source: Rugbydump
