Emirates Lions Injury Update

• Sti Sithole injured his right hamstring in training on Tuesday 4 June. He is expected to be fully recovered by next week.
• Stephan Lewies injured his left knee during training on 6 June. He had a scan and saw a knee surgeon last week. He will be reassessed next week.
• Kwagga Smith injured his left hamstring in the match on 7 June. A scan done today (Monday) confirms that it is a grade two injury, so he is unlikely to be available for the rest of Super Rugby.

Hoop net nie dat dit Kwagga se laaste wedstryd vir ons was nie. Ons het hom regtig nodig volgende jaar

Well that means we won't see him in a Lions jersey again, unless he is going to play Currie Cup

Well the same place I read about Kwagga mentioned Marx as well, both leaving after the WC... but I cant comment on the credibility of the source, so we'll have to hope that its wrong.

Red_Machine wrote: I understand Kwagga is leaving after the WC, but I dont know where.

We all would love to keep them at the Lions but the reality is that we wont. Even if the Union were able to break the bank there is nothing to offer them to counter the opportunity to take your family into a safe, politically free, stable and decent living environment that playing overseas offer. For many guys it is an awesome 3 year opportunity, for others it is permanent. That is the reality for us Saffas...

Goue Leeu wrote: Vaal Leeu 3 wrote: We all would love to keep them at the Lions but the reality is that we wont. Even if the Union were able to break the bank there is nothing to offer them to counter the opportunity to take your family into a safe, politically free, stable and decent living environment that playing overseas offer. For many guys it is an awesome 3 year opportunity, for others it is permanent. That is the reality for us Saffas... I hear you, but not everyone wants to leave South Africa, so the union should at least make a very good counter offer to try and keep such special players.

Vir my gaan dit oor die size van jou hart.