Botha apologises for Cowan head-butt

SOUTH AFRICA lock Bakkies Botha has apologised to his team-mates after being banned for his head-butt on New Zealand scrum-half Jimmy Cowan.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2010 - 01:00
Andy Russell

The incident occurred during the first minute of the All Blacks’ comprehensive 32-12 victory over the world champions at Eden Park on Saturday but was missed by referee Alan Lewis.

But Botha was cited and banned for nine weeks by a judicial hearing in Auckland yesterday, meaning he will miss the rest of the Tri Nations.

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