Clermont Auvergne’s final game of the Top 14 season saw them come up against Toulouse, a game they won 36-26. However, the win came at a price as South African lock Flip van der Merwe was handed a four-week ban for making contact with the referee.
Van der Merwe took to Twitter to hit out at the ban, claiming to hate what rugby has become.
I love rugby, but I do hate what it has become!! 4 weeks for this? #getoutofmyway pic.twitter.com/lyT0H3ZOly
— flip van der merwe (@flipvandermerwe) May 24, 2018