to ensure he is not in contention for Springbok selection in future - he was atrocious last week and wa s worse this week so far in the game. Rassie is not going to like what he is seeing at present from that guy,
...notsoclevermike Jantjies was injured in the 47th min while jumping to catch a kick was'nt he...it looked particularly nasty and he was layed out for some time...it's awonder you did'nt mention that after his legs were illegally taken out ....but the Lions look like a ghost of their old selves and also like their fans may have deserted them as their stadium looked empty...but unfair to single out one player when the whole team looked off their game...
I'm wondering if due to some of these Lions having played off season in Japan and Europe it's having an affect on the teams overall performance?
Jantjies was piss-poor from minute 1 - he did not get worse when he was treated on field for an injury, He is clueless under pressure and has always been - that is why he is a serial flop on test level.
Last week he attempted 10 tackles and missed 5 of those. This week he was even worse- he attempted to make 6 tackles of which he missed 3.
Last week he conceded 2 possession turnovers - this week it was even worse - he conceded 3.
The Lions backline has become a sieve missing way tooo many tackles = last week it was 27 missed tackles - this week it was 16.
...notso clevermike but why aren't you making as bigger deal out of the tackle that saw Jantjies injured as the one on Dejager in the line out where DeJager was not injured...some consistency please...
What did Kaplan say about the disallowed Papier try. Sorry - I never supported the Bulls prop issue at all. However plum evaluated the issue in detail and he has some points. McKenzie tried to go down to avoid being tackled and that point is really of reference in this case - that often leads to tackling problems leading to cards.
In any event the event happened at minute 67 and a red would hav e meant only three minutes extra with 14 players for the Bulls.
WE Damian ducked and got clobbered. It was a ridiculous decision as Plumpie proved. Now ou Moo loo s squealing. Reminds me of how these oaks squealed when Bissie flattened elegant Dan with a 100% genuine tackle and got carded.
If Willemse continues to play li ke he is doing he will be hard for Rassie to ignore. Gelant also has the 15 spot well within his sights.
