Burger ban halved

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger’s four-match ban has been reduced to a two-game suspension following a Rugby World Cup appeal hearing in Paris today.

Thu, 13 Sep, 2007 - 13:00

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger’s four-match ban has been reduced to a two-game suspension following a Rugby World Cup appeal hearing in Paris today.

He now misses the pool games against England in Paris tomorrow and Tonga in Lens on Saturday week.

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