Nick White

Former rugby players and TV viewers were left outraged during the Australia v South Africa match after Faf de Klerk was yellow-carded for brushing the face ...

Another said: "Nic White's Oscar performance is a disgrace to the game of rugby.. Theatrics may win you a penalty but they are a blight on the game. But it a poor advert for the game. Disgusting by Nic White." Many were unhappy with the theatrics of White who grabbed towards his face and fell to the ground despite what looked like minimal contact. Former South Africa player and TV pundit Butch James claimed White should have been yellow-carded, not de Klerk.

Wallabies halfback Nic White has been accused of milking “one of the softest yellow cards of the year” against the Springboks.

But to come here in front of an Adelaide crowd, Adelaide stadium, very proud of the effort we put in.” “We’re very proud of the effort we showed today. Wallabies somehow scramble to the break 10-3 to the good.— Sam Bruce (@Sambruce86) “You are trying to go for the ball, but you’ve clearly got it wrong and struck someone directly in the face. Theatrics may win you a penalty but they are a blight on the game. But it a poor advert for the game. It’s just about consistently performing and that’s probably our biggest challenge now is to back that effort up next week in Sydney. “Test match rugby, it’s built on big moments. We give it to the round-ball game about feigning injury ... New to Kayo? Every Game Live & exclusive to beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Wallabies halfback Nic White has been accused of milking “one of the softest yellow cards of the year” against the Springboks.

Faf de Klerk couldn't believe that he saw the cheese after swiping at the ball and brushing the face of Aussie No.9 Nic White.…

Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White was in the line of fire after getting a waft from Faf de Klerk and going down like a sack of speeds off a creaky top shelf.

Faf de Klerk could only laugh as he received the yellow card, and then made his way off the pitch. When McReight dived over for his second score, it was pretty much all she wrote. The Springboks No.9 was over-zealous with his attentions towards White and made a rash swipe as his opposite number attempted a pass. White felt the contact, minimal as it was, and went down in a dramatic bundle. You are trying to go for the ball, but you've clearly got it wrong and struck someone directly in the face. There were three yellow cards shown in the game, with two Wallabies sin-binned, but the de Klerk sanction seemed to divide the most opinions.

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But to come here in front of an Adelaide crowd, Adelaide stadium, very proud of the effort we put in.” “We’re very proud of the effort we showed today. Theatrics may win you a penalty but they are a blight on the game. “You are trying to go for the ball, but you’ve clearly got it wrong and struck someone directly in the face. But it a poor advert for the game. It’s just about consistently performing and that’s probably our biggest challenge now is to back that effort up next week in Sydney.

Former Springboks flyhalf Butch James has gone in hard on Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White following South Africa's Rugby Championship loss.

That’s an all-time bit of scrum-half play by Nic White. “That’s an all-time bit of scrum-half play by Nic White. Squidge Rugby described it as a classic piece of scrumhalf skullduggery. Fellow panelist Nick Mallett pointed out that De Klerk has set himself for a fall by making contact in the first place. “Nic White should have been carded for that Oscar … Well-known South African sports pundit Mark Keohane said White should have been sent off, not de Klerk.

Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has copped stick on social media after milking a yellow card in Saturday's Test against the Springboks.

You are trying to go for the ball, but you’ve clearly got it wrong and struck someone directly in the face. “I know what you were trying to do. I know you have got it wrong, but it is a yellow card,” Williams said as he dished out card. Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has copped stick on social media after milking a yellow card in Saturday’s Test against the Springboks. Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has copped plenty of stick on social media after milking a yellow card in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks in Adelaide.

Former Springboks out-half Butch James has taken aim at Nic White for "milking" a penalty after being slapped in the face.

If he carries on, passes the ball, plays on – nothing, not even a penalty is going to occur. He makes contact with him on the face. “For me, he deserved the yellow card there and he should be in the sin bin… Each purpose has a description so that you know how we and our partners use your data. You have a choice in who uses your data and for what purposes. The cookie limits the number of times a user is shown the same advertisement. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest. This allows Bidswitch to optimize advertisement relevance and ensure that the visitor does not see the same ads multiple times. The cookie is also used to ensure relevance of the video-advertisement to the specific user. This cookie is used to collect information on the visitor. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites.

South African TV presenter and broadcasting personality Derek Alberts wants Wallabies halfback Nic White to issue an apology.

[August 27, 2022]

Ex-Springbok flyhalf Butch James has slammed Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White for his actions in the Rugby Championship match in Adelaide.

However, Nick Mallett – also on SuperSport duty – disagreed in part with his fellow commentator, saying: “What is Faf trying to do though? You can’t knock the ball out of a scrumhalf’s hands, you’re not allowed to. He’s not tackling the guy so what on earth is he doing. Ex-Springbok flyhalf Butch James has slammed Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White for his actions in the Rugby Championship match in Adelaide. Former Springbok flyhalf Butch James has slammed Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White for his gamesmanship during Saturday’s Rugby Championship match in Adelaide.