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15 September 2012: Dean Greyling's flying elbow to the face of Richie McCaw. He receives a two-week ban. (Gallo Images)
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8 September 2012: Eben Etzebeth headbutts Nathan Sharpe. Although it was inconclusive how much contact, if any, was made, such behaviour cannot be condoned. Etzebeth receives a two-week ban. (Youtube)
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7 August 2010: Bakkies Botha receives a 9-week ban after a cynical and brutal headbutt on All Black scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan. (YouTube)
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4 July 2009: The Justice 4 Bakkies armband protest was not only silly, given Bakkies Botha's disciplinary record, but it made a mockery of armband protests which usually draw attention to causes and matters of crucial importance. It also made the Boks appear as if they had a self-righteous agenda and a seige mentality.(Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
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6 July 2009 - Bakkies Botha enters a ruck wrecklessly and without binding and breaks British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones arm in the process. He is given a 9-week ban. (YouTube)
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29 June 2009 - Peter de Villiers' tutu speech. Divvy's assertions that 'rugby is not ballet' made South Africa appear nonchalant about dirty play and cast a shadow over the Springboks victory over the British and Irish Lions. (Duif du Toit / Gallo Images)
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29 June 2009 - Schalk Burger is caught on film making wreckless and dangerous contact with Luke Fitzgerald's eye-area, at the bottom of a ruck. He is given an 8-week ban by the IRB. (YouTube)
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2001-2012 - The Butch James factor - Butch James was known early in his career for dangerous tackles: no-arm tackles, high-tackles, spear-tackles - you name it. Although he successfully managed to eradicate it from his game for the most part and went on to win a Rugby World Cup, his manner of play contributed to the Springbok image as one of 'thuggery'. (Gallo Images)
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2003 - Kamp Staaldraad - After Rudolph Straeuli's infamous pre-World Cup training camp, the media found out about the shocking events that took place. Including players beating each other up in bareknuckle boxing bouts, these revelations shocked the world and re-inforced stereotypes about the brutality and the thuggery associated with the Springboks. (Tertius Pickard/Gallo Images)
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23rd November 2002 - Early in the Twickenham game between England and the Boks, Jannes Labuschagne is red-carded for a late tackle on Jonny Wilkinson. England go on to rack up a record score against the Boks, 53-7. (Gallo Images)
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23rd November 2002 - After the Twickenham, game the British Press quiz Rudolph Straueli about dirty play. He infamously says "We have two players concussed and one with a dislocated shoulder. Do you think we concussed ourselves?" Match footage later shows Andre Pretorius was concussed by a stray Corne Krige punch that was aimed at Matt Dawson. (Gallo Images)
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10th August 2002 - Dave McHugh is attacked and injured by Springbok supporter Piet Van Zyl, although AJ Venter gave him a broken nose for his trouble, the shocking images beamed around the world re-inforce negative images around South African rugby. (YouTube)
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9th August 1999 - Andre Venter is shown a red card after stamping on All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick. (Tertius Pickard/Gallo Images)
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4th September 1995 - In a game against Wales in Cardiff, Kobus Wiese lands a sneaky and cowardly punch to the back of the head of Derwyn Jones, knocking him out. (YouTube)
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3rd June 1995 - The Battle of Boet Erasmus II - After a free-for-all brawl between the Springboks and Canada breaks out, James Dalton and Pieter Hendricks are banned for the duration of South Africa's World Cup, embarrassing the hosts. (YouTube)
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2nd November 1994 - The battle of the gnoll - South Africa visited the Gnoll to play Welsh club-side Neath. the match is remembered not just for the Neath challenge but also for the fighting which involved all 30 players in many incidents throughout the game. At times separate fights broke out at different ends of the pitch. (YouTube)
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25 July 1994 - The infamous ear biting incident - Springbok propJohan Le Roux bites the ear of Fitzpatrick during a ruck. Replays showed the All Black hooker wince in pain as Le Roux drew blood. It was one of the most horrendous acts ever seen on a rugby field and earned the Springbok a 17 month ban that would end his international career. (Gallo Images)
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1986 - New Zealand Cavaliers tour: Playing for Northern Transvaal Springbok Burger Geldenhuys puts a cowardly cheap shot on Cavaliers captain Andrew Dalton, punching him from behind and breaking his jaw in two places. (YouTube)
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1974 - British Lions tour South Africa - The Lions took their first series win off the Springboks for 78 years by winning the third Test of a four-match rubber 26-9 in Port Elizabeth. The match was one of the most brutal in rugby history and is now infamously known as the 'Battle of Boet Erasmus'. (YouTube)
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