Flip van der Merwe slams ban after pushing referee out the way

Clermont second row Flip van der Merwe was suspended for four weeks for pushing the referee out of the way in a recent French Top 14 match. This week he took to Twitter to express his disappointment in the decision, and in what rugby has become. "I love rugby, but I do hate what it has become! 4 weeks for this? #getoutofmyway" tweeted the 36-times capped Springbok, along with the video. In doing so, Van der Merwe shed light on the incident and received a large amount of support, with most echoing his sentiments on what was unfortunate but also appeared fairly innocuous. Laying your hands on a…