Captain calls for referee to review opponent's foul play, gets teammate sent off
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The Stormers narrowly beat the Cheetahs 40-34 in a tightly-fought Super Rugby match last weekend in Bloemfontein. Cheslin Kolbe bagged himself a hat-trick but it will be the utterly bizarre finish that is perhaps remembered the most as Cheetahs captain François Venter inadvertently got his teammate sent off.
A fractious game had already produced three yellow cards and in the final play of the game, more scuffles broke out between forwards of both sides, with Rynardt Elstadt and Henco Venter exchanging blows to the face and seeing red after a TMO referral.
Keen to look after his player, Capt…