Springbok Number Eight Labelled ‘Fake Tough Guy’ Following Off The Ball Incident

DHL Stormers and Springbok Number Eight Evan Roos has caught the ire of those online for a seemingly unnecessary off the ball incident.

Currently playing in a tense United Rugby Championship clash with Italian side Benetton, the Stormers Number Eight was shown a yellow card.

The card was in relation to a moment where the number eight seemingly shoved a Benetton player’s head into the ground with force.

#URC#STOvBEN

A gesture that has NOTHING TO DO with the sport of rugby and that can easily gone horrendous, serious injury or even worse.

Only a yellow

Do not talk bout the importance of player safety if there is no backup of those claims.

[Yes, the Benetton one should 🟨] pic.twitter.com/D7vBk4nkdm

— Valerio Pagnotta (@ValerioPagnotta) April 21, 2023

The incident builds on Roos’s off the ball shenanigans in last season’s clash with Leinster where he pushed Leinster flyhalf Harry Byrne’s face into the ground.

Evan Roos is a total fucking moron. Getting bullied by Benetton so now he’s putting in cheap shots. Awful player #STOvBEN

— TheHumbleOpinion (@LeHumbleOpinion) April 21, 2023

That was brain dead from Evan Roos

— Adrian Slabbert (@adrian_slabbert) April 21, 2023

I can see the citing commissioner turning that into a ban, absolutely unnecessary, dirty POS, backchatting the ref as well. Evan Roos=wasted potential. #STOvBEN

— The Gnome (@GTheGnome) April 21, 2023

Evan Roos being his regular dirty self. #STOvBEN

— The Gnome (@GTheGnome) April 21, 2023

Evan Roos is turning into a very dirty player, don't even know why he does this stuff smh

— Amahle (@Skorzeny07) April 21, 2023

Evan Roos is loss kop!!When will he learn?!?!? #URC

— Bongz Mxoli 🇿🇦 (@BongzMxoli) April 21, 2023