Boks dismayed by Burger verdict

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The Springboks are set to appeal against flanker Burger's four-match ban on Thursday morning.

White said: "We will concentrate on the rugby aspects, and the legal team will concentrate on the legal aspects."

Burger was suspended after being cited for a dangerous tackle on Samoa scrum-half Junior Polu during last Sunday's Pool A encounter in Paris.

As things stand, he will miss remaining pool appointments with England, Tonga and the United States, plus a potential quarter-final against Wales or Australia in Marseille.

White said: "We are not happy about the decision, we will appeal it.

"Of course I was shocked. You lose a player like Schalk Burger, you get told at one o'clock in the morning after the hearing, and it is not something that you take without being shocked about it."

"Hopefully, we can get some more clarity before the kick-off on Friday.

"To be fair, I don't think they can (get an appeal result) before Friday. That would be a real blessing, but it is in their hands.

"Schalk is not happy, I mean the guy is still relatively young, and he wants to play as much as he can."