Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese was on Tuesday suspended for four matches following a World Rugby disciplinary hearing following the red card he received in last weekend’s 45-0 victory against Italy.
The ban will rule him out of the closing Incoming Series match against Georgia in Nelspruit on Saturday, as well as the first three Rugby Championship Tests against Australia in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively (16 and 23 August), and the first game against New Zealand in Auckland (6 September).
Wiese will be back in contention for selection for the last three Rugby Championship matches in September and October.
He will be free to play the second All Blacks Test in Wellington (13 September), and the two matches against Argentina in Durban and London (27 September and 4 October).
Springbok stats
Wiese, 29, has played 36 Tests to date for the Springboks, scoring two tries.
He has been on the winning side on 28 occasions, while having lost eight Tests for a win percentage of 78%.
Wiese made his debut as a reserve against Georgia at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on 2 July 2021.
He, along with brother Cobus, is one of only 37 sets of brothers to have represented South Africa.
Jasper and Cobus Wiese are two of five Springboks produced by Hoërskool Upington. The other three are Willem Barnard, Mannetjies Gericke and Tiaan Strauss.
Jasper Wiese factfile
| Full name: Jasper van der Westhuizen Wiese |
| Date of birth: 21 October 1995 |
| Place of birth: Upington |
| School: Upington |
| Springbok: #918 |
| Physical: 1.90m, 110kg |
| Test summary: Tests: 36 Tries: 2 |
| First Test: 2 July 2021 – Reserve against Georgia at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Last Test: 12 July 2025 – Eighthman against Italy at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha |
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