Someone give this man an Oscar.
Australian halfback Nic White has been accused of milking “one of the softest yellow cards of the year” during Saturday afternoon’s 25-17 victory over South Africa at Adelaide Oval.
The Wallabies were leading by seven points in the 39th minute when Springboks halfback Faf de Klerk swiped at White’s face while attempting to disrupt the feed from the base of the scrum.
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The 32-year-old collapsed to the ground after the seemingly innocuous brush, prompting referee Paul Williams to award de Klerk a yellow card for striking.
“I know what you are trying to do,” Williams said.
“You are trying to go for the ball, but you’ve clearly got it wrong and struck someone directly in the face. So we can’t have that. I know you…