Siya Kolisi: Let’s get over cramp controversy. It's rugby, it’s entertainment

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has already weighed in, as did Leinster assistant coach Jacques Nienaber who made light of the controversy

KICKING KINGS: The Sharks' Jordan Hendrikse , Bradley Davids and cramp victim Jaden Hendrikse after their win on Saturday in Durban. Pic: Steve Haag Sports

SOUTH African captain Siya Kolisi has backed his compatriot Jaden Hendrikse over the cramp controversy which stirred a hornet's nest in the wake of Munster's URC quarter final defeat to the Sharks last Saturday in Durban.

The home side won 6-4 after the game ended in a 24-24 draw but Sharks scrum-half Hendrikse has been criticised for unsportsmanlike behaviour after going down with cramps and while on the ground, winking at Munster ten Jack Crowley as he was getting ready to take his second sudden death penalty.