Former Eire and Munster flanker Alan Quinlan has mentioned that South Africa lock RG Snyman can’t be blamed for the deal with that resulted in scrumhalf Craig Casey being stretchered off on Saturday, however he has nonetheless questioned why the second row adopted by means of together with his deal with.
Casey suffered a concussion within the second half of Eire’s loss to South Africa after his head hit the ground at Loftus Versfeld following a deal with from his former Munster teammate Snyman.
Talking on the Off the Ball podcast within the wake of the loss, Quinlan has famous that it was not unlawful from the Bok, as he had dedicated to the deal with of Casey. However with the ball not in Casey’s possession, Quinlan has questioned why the World Cup winner adopted by means of with the deal with effectively after the ball had moved on.
Snyman stands nearly half a metre taller than Casey, and has a 55kg weight benefit, so the Irishman has queried why the lock didn’t use a “little little bit of sense” and pull out of the deal with. Furthermore, Snyman can be aware of their bodily distinction having performed with Casey for Munster for 4 years.
Casey’s harm has dominated him out of the second Check in opposition to the Springboks, which takes place on Saturday in Durban.
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“He follows by means of with the deal with,” Quinlan mentioned.
“You look again at that once more and also you overview it, the argument is definitely there as to ‘why don’t you cease? You don’t must preserve following by means of there.’
“It shouldn’t come into it, however it ought to in a single sense, he is aware of him, he’s performed with him and there’s an enormous distinction in measurement and physicality. So that you’d assume he’d have somewhat little bit of sense to say ‘perhaps I received’t preserve going right here.’
“However look, I can’t blame RG Snyman and say that’s unlawful. There is no such thing as a overview of it with regards to foul play. Only a bit unsavoury that he might have pulled again a bit. He doesn’t need to.
“This narrative is pushed on-line that RG Snyman might have pulled again, however he hasn’t accomplished something there to attempt to damage the participant. I feel he follows by means of the deal with and I feel it’s extra awkwardness.
