Captain Siya Kolisi is one of at least three Springboks who think Owen Farrell deserves to miss the 2023 World Cup for a dangerous tackle.
Farrell is free to captain England at the 2023 Rugby World Cup after an independent judicial committee downgraded his red card in the warm-up in Cardiff to a yellow.
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The majority of rugby stakeholders were left incensed by the verdict, with many current and former players taking to social media to make their feelings known.
Big Bok win loading?⌛️@mark_keohane and Zels predict a massacre at the Millennium Stadium when the Boks battle Wales on Saturday 🇿🇦🏴 pic.twitter.com/XqGFcX0mz9
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) August 17, 2023
A poll run by SARugbymag.co.za shortly after the verdict was made public allowed fans to have their say, with an overwhelming 96% voting that Farrell should not be allowed to play at the World Cup.
Many high-profile South African players also chimed in, with Kolisi joined by veteran No 8 Duane Vermeulen and lock Jean Kleyn in giving the England flyhalf the thumbs down for the flight to France.
Was Owen Farrell fortunate to escape a lengthy ban? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/eQp0VcyVEQ
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) August 16, 2023
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