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Former WP hooker slaps coach
2010-08-30 10:23
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Dawid Britz (Gallo Images)
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Cape Town - Former Western Province and Free State hooker, Dawid Britz, is in trouble once again - and this time it could end his career.
According to the Rugby365 website, Britz is to face a disciplinary hearing of the Western Province RFU on Thursday, charged with assaulting Beau Schoeman, an assistant coach at Stellenbosch.
Britz had a promising career ahead of him. He had played for South Africa at Under-19 level in 2001 and Under-21 in 2003 before moving to Western Province in 2004. The wheels came off in 2005 when he tested positive for the use of a new type of steroid believed to be undetectable.
That signalled the end of his representative career.
Britz, now 28, has been playing for the Durbanville-Bellville club's second team.
After a recent match he is reported to have struck Schoeman, once a Boland stalwart at fullback, across the ear with an open hand, causing damage to Schoeman's eardrum.
The Durbell club intended to hold its own inquiry, but Britz pre-empted this by resigning from the club.