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Bok hooker apologies for 'uncharacteristic' behaviour

By Online Editors
Sunday 25 Aug 2019

NEWS: Springbok and Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni took to social media to defend his character following his team's Currie Cup match against Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

Ntubeni was caught slapping a ball out of a ball boy's hands during Western Province's 33-38 defeat to the Cheetahs.

The hooker's actions on the video caused an uproar on social media. In the video, Ntubeni appeared frustrated despite Province having a comfortable 33-19 lead at the time.

Soon after the incident Province imploded, losing the match and failing to reach the semifinal.

Ntubeni has since apologised for his action towards to the ball boy, Giovanni. His public apology via Twitter was accompanied with a picture of him handing Gionanni a Western province jersey.

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