South African second row Bakkies Botha has had his appeal against his two week ban turned down and is therefore unavailable for selection for the Springboks third and final test with the British and Irish Lions this weekend.

Botha, cited for a 'dangerous charge' on Adam Jones in the second test in Pretoria, was hopeful of having the ban overturned but will now be forced to watch from the stands as his teammates attempt to make it 3-0 in the series against the touring Lions.

South African Rugby Players Association CEO Piet Heymans had spoken earlier in the week about the body's concerns that the banning set a concerning precedent for world rugby and his hope that the decision would be changed following the appeal process.

"The two week suspension handed down to Bakkies [Botha] for dangerous rucking has caused concern and uncertainty amongst our members," said Piet Heymans said in a statement on Monday.

"South African players are coached to hit and attack rucks in a similar manner and fashion as was executed by Bakkies on Saturday and therefore this ruling is a cause for serious concern.

The statement went on to say that rugby is a contact sport and it is unfortunate that in a contact situation players will and do get injured and therefore it is of the utmost importance that players be coached and be prepared to deal with the contact situations.

"It is unfortunate that in the Bakkies instance a player got injured but at the same time during the match a number of other players cleared rucks in a similar manner and fashion as Bakkies did with no consequence.

"This leaves serious questions about what should players do in future when entering a ruck? Should players now be afraid of contact and taking each other on at rucks?"

The Independant Appeal committee however disagreed with the view of Heymans and SARPA and upheld the ban under Law 10.4 (g).

Botha's ban will run until July 11 - meaning he is available for the start of the Tri-Nations.