It only took one small tug on the jersey within the first 90 seconds of the match for Bakkies Botha to lose his rag & give Jimmy Cowan a blind Liverpool kiss.
 

While this act initially went unpunished it undoubtedly contributed to him receiving a yellow card for a ruck infringement later in the first half (as Richie had pointed it out to the referee to watch on the big screen).  It also seemed to take some sting out of the Boks as they were forced onto the back foot from that moment on.
 
Now he has received a 9 week ban which must have been calculated so as to rule him out of the rest of the Tri-Nations.  Now the big question for the Bok coaches is whether the liability his reputation carries is now too big for the Boks to take to the World Cup??