Official Super Rugby 2016 Thread

I loved Schalk having a chat to the guys after the game. Apologizing to Pocock for waving him off during the game when he was questioning the ref. Anyone see that?

Yeah Stormers got their fair share of the 50/50 calls. Don't mind so much cause we know during the international season those 50/50 will be going against the Boks.
 
That something I will always love and cherish about rugby and the men and ladies who play. After the full time whistle the retort between opposing players is almost always amicable and pleasant. Respect!! You seldom see this in other sports.
 
KOPITE said:
No man, they robbed us last week against the Sardines. Stormer so deserved the victory. Score actually flatteres the Stormers abit.
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The Stormers were deserved winners and played very well. Did not need the help from the officials. Was embarrassing.
 
sand_man said:
I loved Schalk having a chat to the guys after the game. Apologizing to Pocock for waving him off during the game when he was questioning the ref. Anyone see that?

Yeah Stormers got their fair share of the 50/50 calls. Don't mind so much cause we know during the international season those 50/50 will be going against the Boks.
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The Sormers were the better team and deserved the win. Our teams will definately get the short end of the 50/50 calls when they play overseas. The referee and TMO was shocking.
 
Some of the reffing decisions this weekend have been ridiculous. Didn't watch the Argentine game, but was a hopeless weekend for predictions for me.
 
You know the reffing has gone to ridiculous levels when every fan, irrespective of team supported or game watched, laments the poor decisions. It really does ruin our game :(
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
You know the reffing has gone to ridiculous levels when every fan, irrespective of team supported or game watched, laments the poor decisions. It really does ruin our game :(
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At least it gave everyone something to agree on, so that is a positive.
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
You know the reffing has gone to ridiculous levels when every fan, irrespective of team supported or game watched, laments the poor decisions. It really does ruin our game :(
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At least it gave everyone something to agree on, so that is a positive.
 
Aaaand, there goes Elton...

Jantjies injury sparks Bok flyhalf crisis


Springbok rugby was plunged into a mini-crisis on Tuesday after it was confirmed that the form flyhalf of this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby competition – Elton Jantjies- has been ruled out of action for a lengthy period.

Jantjies joins incumbents Pat Lambie (shoulder) and Handre Pollard (knee) on the sidelines after a brutal start to this year’s tournament and is the third Springbok to sustain an injury that also played in Japan in the off season after Pollard and Damian de Allende.

The Lions flyhalf was in sublime form in his side’s win over the Cheetahs on Saturday but fractured his left wrist in the process and is set to undergo surgery Tuesday to repair the break.

The Lions made the announcement in a cryptic press release but would not confirm a timeline for Jantjies to be on the sideline, only that he is undergoing the operation and that a determination would be made after the operation was finalised.

“Elton Jantjies will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a fractured left wrist that he sustained in the Vodacom Super Rugby match between the Emirates Lions and the Toyota Cheetahs at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday 19 March,” a brief press statement said.

When pressed on the matter, Lions media manager Annemie Bester told Supersport.com that they could not give a date for Jantjies to return.

“I spoke to our team doctor and according to him only the surgeon who will operate can determine how long he will be out which we will know later. We can’t speculate at this stage,” Bester told Supersport.com

But independent sports doctors consulted by Supersport.com said that Jantjies is likely to be out for between six and 12 weeks, depending on the severity of the fracture and the ease in repairing it in the operation.

If it is a “Scaphoid” fracture - a break in one of the small bones of the wrist – it can leave the player out for up to 12 weeks, meaning that Jantjies will be in a race against time to be fit for the three-test series against Ireland in June.

It also leaves the new Springbok coach – set to be announced on 1 April – with a massive headache straight up with the top three flyhalves all injured.

Super Rugby franchise have been struggling with young flyhalves in their ranks, or as in the case of the Sharks and Bulls journeymen in Joe Pietersen and Francois Brummer. Currently there is no stand-out candidate in Super Rugby for the position, meaning the new coach may well have to look overseas to fill the gap.

Veteran Springbok Morne Steyn is still playing well for Stade Francais, while Johan Goosen has had limited game time at Racing Metro but may be options in the short-term given the injury crisis.

The most likely outcome is the return of Lambie, who has a shoulder injury sustained in the pre-season game against Toulon for the Sharks but may well be on his way back earlier.

Lambie told Rapport last week he should make a return in May.

“It will hopely mean that I can get three or four games in before the test series. I have already started training again and should be back running in the next few weeks,” Lambie told Rapport.

The Lions are on a bye this week but are likely to use Jaco van der Walt as their back-up with Marnitz Boshoff also available to play.

But Boshoff’s recent signing with Irish club Connacht and talk in rugby circles that he asked for an immediate release to play for another franchise may make it a difficult decision for coach Johan Ackermann.
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We don't need a flyhalf. We can just fill our backline with loose forwards. We have tons of those. Schalk is used to playing flyhalf in any case. :p
 
Agent_Smith said:
Aaaand, there goes Elton...
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Jantjies injury not as serious as feared
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/jantjies-injury-not-as-serious-as-feared-20160322
Cape Town - Elton Jantjies will not need an operation to correct a wrist injury suffered over the weekend.

The Lions pivot sustained the injury during his side’s 39-22 win over the Cheetahs in Johannesburg.

The news, issued by the Golden Lions Rugby Union in a press release, confirmed that Jantjies consulted with a specialist in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon and that the injury was not severe as was originally thought.

Indications are that Jantjies should be fit to play as early as 1 April when the Lions face the Crusaders in Johannesburg
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