Rassie Erasmus has been banned for two matches by World Rugby and will miss South Africa’s visit to Twickenham on 26 November following a series of social media posts which included implicit criticism of Wayne Barnes’ refereeing performance.
Erasmus posted a number of videos highlighting decisions made by Barnes in the Springboks’ narrow defeat by France last week accompanied by sarcastic comments. He did similar after South Africa’s defeat by Ireland, continuing his tendency to air grievances publicly rather than privately with World Rugby.
