SANZAR on why Steyn was banned

Johannesburg - Southern Hemisphere controlling body SANZAR has revealed why they thought it was necessary to appeal Francois Steyn’s judicial hearing – because they thought the conclusion that Advocate Jannie Lubbe came to in finding Steyn not guilty was “a clear error of fact or law”.

Asked by supersport.com for clarification on why they felt it necessary, SANZAR replied with a statement setting out their reasoning on why the appeal was necessary, according to the supersport.com website.

The appeal – chaired by a panel from all three countries – found the original finding of not guilty invalid, and sentenced Steyn to five weeks off the game (which because of the bye in round 11 means a four match ban).