VIDEO: Duane Vermeulen's classic chirp after yellow cards
WATCH as veteran World Cup-winning Springbok Duane Vermeulen comes up with a classic chirp in the wake of two contentious yellow cards.
The Sharks beat the Bulls 32-29 in a Currie Cup crunch match in Durban this past Saturday, with Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn missing a late penalty that could have drawn the match.
However, the moment of the match wasn’t the late drama, any of the five tries or the many brutal hits.
It was the comment of Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen to Sharks counterpart and fellow World Cup Bok Lukhanyo Am after the second of the two yellow cards.
The first yellow card was dished out by referee Marius van der Westhuizen, in consultation with his TMO Marius Jonker, to Sharks centre Marius Louw in the 19th minute – following an awkward collision with Steyn.
Six minutes later the bumbling match officials, having now painted themselves into a corner, had no choice to issue Bulls prop Jacques van Rooyen with a yellow card for a similar incident.
Both Vermeulen and Am were called forward by the referee for a schoolmaster-like lecture.
It was then that a clearly agitated Vermeulen turned to Am and said: “Maybe we should play touchies [touch rugby]?”
The referee at least saw the funny side of the great Bok’s remark.
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