South Africa No. 8 Jasper Wiese was suspended in four games following Italian prop Danilo Fischetti’s headbutt in the Springboks’ 45-0 victory on Saturday.
Wiese, the Springboks’ first choice option behind the scrum, a position with some injuries concerns, is the first three matches of the rugby championship on Saturday with Nelspruit’s fixture against Georgia.
South Africa begins defending the Southern Hemisphere title with two home games against Australia before visiting Auckland, which has not beaten New Zealand since 1937.
The Wiese will be available for the second test against New Zealand held in Wellington on September 13th.
Burly Back Row received a permanent red card from umpire Andrew Brace after Danilo Fischetti’s headbutt after Saturday’s Test at Gqeberha as the two were squared while they were suspended while playing.