Cheetahs Statement

Ek stem nouweer nie saam nie. Waarom moet 'n span wie se spelers siek word gepenaliseer word? Die sterkste span sou dan nie noodwendig wen nie, maar die een wat die gelukkigste was en die meeste verniet punte gekry het. 

Ek sien die Bulls ondertsteuners claim hulle het hul 4de super rugby titel gewen... 

I agree . If your side pulls out , then you should give up the points. Send your B team if you must , The only issue is that creates incentive to not declare the status of the players

Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse has poured cold water on suggestions that their Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Lions could be rescheduled to next week.

The two sides were set to meet at Ellis Park in Johannesburg last weekend, before the Pumas returned three positive Covid-19 tests, which necessitated the quarantine of seven players in total.

This also meant that the Pumas’ match against the Vodacom Bulls had to be rescheduled from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon, to give the Lowveld side enough time to complete their quarantine.

Given that the Pumas were able to fulfil their duties and play the match, it has been understood that the Lions had mooted a Tuesday kick-off for their called-off match.

However, speaking after his side’s 21-5 loss to the Bulls, Stonehouse said the Pumas simply won’t be able to fulfil the fixture.

‘It can’t be expected of a team like us to play three matches in eight days, it’s impossible,’ Stonehouse said. ‘People shouldn’t get me wrong, we want to play and say thanks to our fans and sponsors. But we need to be realistic.

‘The Lions sent correspondence asking if we’d be willing to play on Tuesday. But one must remember that they had a bye this week. Must we also wait for a bye week and then ask for a postponed game to be played? How will they then feel about having to play three games in essentially a week?

‘The answer will surely be no.’

Stonehouse added that he felt SA Rugby had made an error by declaring the disrupted fixtures as draws and instead favours a system whereby teams are awarded bonus-point victories if they are not affected by coronavirus.

‘If you asked me, the Lions should’ve been awarded five log points and us nothing. The Lions should’ve conceded the match points to the Cheetahs in that fixture.

‘With our preparations disrupted by eight players being unavailable before the Bulls game, can we play three days later? No. Rather give the log points. Nonetheless, SA Rugby has set a precedent with the two-points-each system. That’s how it will have to be applied going forward.’

Leeubok wrote: stel 'n reel in dat die SA span wat die laagste in Pro14 eindig 'n promosie relegasie "toernooi" moet speel teen die ander SA unies. ipv net 2 games teen die cheetahs, gee die pumas en ander ouens ook 'n kans. Kan selfs die CC daarvoor gebruik. Maar die ander 3 franchises behou hul plek en is veilig teen die relegasie.

Ek dink dit is die beste voorstel dusver, anders gaan spanne wie se spelers vir die CC nie beskikbaar is moontlik op Pro16 dan uitmis al hey hulle dan goed gedoen of selfs dit gewen die vorige jaar. Ek dink dit sal goed wees as die Cheetahs, Pumas en Griquas die toernooi speel naby aan die einde van die Pro16 en dan speel die wenner van daardie toernooi 2 games teen die swakste SA span om te besluit wie die volgende jaar aan die Pro16 gaan deelneem.

Gaan hulle dit nie tot einde van CC maak nie?

Aan die ander kant, moet die Cheetahs maar vir hulle kry... Dit sou eintlik lekker gewees het as die Bulle, Leeus, Sharks en Pumas volgende jaar aan die Pro14 kon deelneem... Karma moet nog die WP ook inhaal vir hulle stem teen ons in 2012.