Elton Jantjies gives Rassie Erasmus a scare over 'fight' with Cornal Hendricks He added he and three others walked closer in case the situation escalated.Etzebeth said his brother ran into a place with poor lighting and, fearing for his safety, he ran after him to prevent a fight.He said a bottle was thrown at his car and that they were sworn at. What is your favourite sport to watch on TV? Eben Etzebeth of the Stormers warms up during the 2019 Super Rugby game the Stormers and the Bulls at Newlands Rugby Stadium in Cape Town on 27 April 2019 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePixSpringbok lock Eben Etzebeth has been reportedly cleared of wrongdoing through an internal investigation looking into his alleged involvement in an The Toulon player was embroiled in allegations of racial abuse and assault on the eve of the announcement of the Bok world cup squad.This is after four men claimed that Etzebeth and his friends had used racial slurs during a confrontation outside Cape West Coast nightclub in Langebaan.An independent investigation conducted by retired Judge Johann van der Westhuizen has absolved the World Cup winner of any wrongdoing in the incident.The findings were made months ago, with SA Rugby advised not to make them public at the time the investigation was concluded.Etzebeth’s lawyer Andre Calitz welcomed the outcome of the investigation.“From the beginning, we’ve found it was unnecessary to change our case. Former Judge Johann van der Westhuizen has found after conducting a thorough internal investigation that Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is not guilty of either racism or assault. Eben Etzebeth would also have felt some extra eyes on him, though, following reports that he was involved in “an unsavoury incident” in Langebaan on Saturday night. "At around 02:00 Eben and his friends left, and then there was a group of people at the centre across the road from us," Reeders told"Something happened there … I'm not sure what happened with the fighting, or whatever, with the Etzebeths. "Reeders said he recognised some of the people accompanying Etzebeth. Jones said the …
Get up to speed about the world of sport in one swift e-mail – at the top of your morning inbox. Midway through the 2019 Rugby World Cup, revealed that he was taking the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) – which represented the alleged victims –– to court over its handling of the allegations of the racially-motivated violence levelled against him.At the time news of the Langebaan incident broke, SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus – then also serving as head coach – said he was comfortable with what he was told by the player regarding the allegations.“If anything like that happens and it happens to be the truth‚ a person like that wouldn’t be part of our team and wouldn’t go to the World Cup.”Etzebeth is currently in France, where he has recentlyThis forecast is designed to be a quick overview of what lies in store.TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world.Help support journalists, the guardians of independent journalism, through our Enver Wilsnach and Siyaad Smith are claiming in papers that Etzebeth assaulted them and they are suing for damages in excess of R1 million. Aphiwe Dyantyi's 'B' sample result 'out this week' Eben's girlfriend was there and Ryen's wife was there. It was just a guy … it happened upstairs and we took him out,” he said.“I don’t know if there was charges laid there from that group (the incident in the street). Photo: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency/ANA.
I suppose there will be, because the one man was hurt quite badly. Etzebeth insists the matter was resolved.Later that evening he, a group of relatives and friends went to a local pub and as they were leaving the drinking spot, they came across an altercation outside.He then claimed a car nearly knocked him and his girlfriend over and said the driver swore at him when he knocked on his window.The Springbok player claimed a group approached his cousin in a threatening manner. Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 I wasn’t there and I can’t tell you what happened.”Here’s the account of the woman who made the claims, The post also came with two images of an injured and bloodied man lying prone on the floor.This is the footage that has been doing the rounds on social media, which is filmed outside the pub.The quality is terrible, and there’s also plenty of choice language used, for those who are offended by that:Bar owner Reeders says that Etzebeth was accompanied by his girlfriend, his brother Ryen and his wife, his cousin Emile, and others he didn’t recognise.Reeders says the incident that happened in his bar was resolved quickly, and that in his mind it had nothing to do with what happened in the street afterwards.“It wasn’t a related incident.