However, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers refused to condemn Burger's actions, comments McGeechan admitted he was "very disappointed" by.

BBC: SA's Burger handed eight-week ban

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers came in for widespread criticism after initially claiming Burger had nothing wrong in Pretoria, before apologising for giving the impression he condoned foul play.

BBC: Burger denies being 'rugby thug'

Coach Peter de Villiers has opted to leave the likes of Schalk Burger and Bryan Habana at home, giving Francois Steyn (Racing Metro), Joe van Niekerk (Toulon) and props CJ van der Linde (Leinster) and BJ Botha (Ulster) a chance to press claims for places at the 2011 World Cup.

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