Straeuli steaming as Dallaglio escapes punishment for punching

SPRINGBOKS coach Rudi Straeuli is privately fuming after Lawrence Dallaglio escaped punishment for punching Thinus Delport during Saturday’s World Cup showdown in Perth.

The International Rugby Board have confirmed no action will be taken against Dallaglio, even though the incident was referred to their citing commissioner by the South African camp immediately after the game.

Although publicly Straeuli expressed no more than mild irritation at the decision, it is widely believed the former Bedford coach is angered by what he sees as double standards by the game’s governing body.