{"id":317255,"date":"2026-05-18T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=317255"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:43:39","slug":"spoegaantyging-teen-lions-flank-siba-mahashe-amptelik-van-die-hand-gewys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/spoegaantyging-teen-lions-flank-siba-mahashe-amptelik-van-die-hand-gewys\/","title":{"rendered":"Spoegaantyging teen Lions-flank Siba Mahashe amptelik van die hand gewys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit was so vreemd soos wat dit raar is. Aanhangers moes vir minute lank in die paviljoene en op TV toekyk hoe die skeidregters op \u2019n besluit wag wat net nie wil kom nie . . . Die vraag op almal se lippe: Het een van die Lions-spelers werklik in \u2019n Munster-man se gesig gespoeg?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00edt was die ernstige aantyging teen een van die Lions-spelers deur die plaasvervanger Diarmuid Barron tydens die Johannesburgers se kragmeting teen Munster in Limerick Saterdagaand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Munster v Fidelity SecureDrive Lions | Highlights | Round 18 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNC1e7VsMVY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions het die wedstryd eindelik 24-17 verloor, maar met beide spanne wat na die uitkloprondes deurgedring het, was die spoeg-insident n\u00e1 die wedstryd van groter belang. Veral as \u2019n mens op sosiale media gekyk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In die 61ste minuut van die wedstryd het Munster se Barron vir die skeidsregter, Andrea Piardi, ges\u00ea dat Mahashe in sy gesig gespoeg het. Aanvanklik was dit nie duidelik dat hy oor die Lions-flank Siba Mahashe gepraat het nie. Maar dit is nou duidelik dat Barron vir Mahashe beskuldig het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The incident that led to Diarmuid Barron alleging he was spat at by a Lions player <br><br>Happens just off camera, but the Munster player makes the claim right away <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xXjyYQkrJD\">pic.twitter.com\/xXjyYQkrJD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; R\u00faaidhr\u00ed O&#39;Connor (@RuaidhriOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RuaidhriOC\/status\/2055748260552187940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piardi het dadelik die TV-skeidsregter se hulp ingewin en ondanks \u2019n vyfminute-soektog deur TV-herhalings is geen bewyse gevind nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piardi het aan die kapteins verduidelik dat die wedstryd moet voortgaan, en indien daar \u2019n voorval was, dit nou in die hande van komitee sal wees wat n\u00e1 wedstryde spelers straf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maandagmiddag het die kommissaris beslis dat daar geen bewyse is om Mahashe vir die insident te vervolg nie, en het bevind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Die video-bewyse is onoortuigend, en daar is geen duidelike en sigbare aksie deur Lions-flank nie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Munster se nommer 16 is duidelik, en hy s\u00ea dat die Lions-flank in sy mond gespoeg het, maar die Lions-speler weerspreek dit, en hy s\u00ea hy het probleme met sy mondskerm gehad n\u00e1 voor die losgemaal kontak teen sy kop ontvang het. Hy ontken die bewerings ten volle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aangesien daar geen videobewyse is om die bewering te steun nie, is ek van mening dat \u2019n formele klag nie in hierdie geval haalbaar is nie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dit was so vreemd soos wat dit raar is. Aanhangers moes vir minute lank in die paviljoene en op TV toekyk hoe die skeidregters op \u2019n besluit wag wat net nie wil kom nie . . . Die vraag op almal se lippe: Het een van die Lions-spelers werklik in \u2019n Munster-man se gesig gespoeg? 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