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Topic: Emirates Lions Injury Update

Posted By: Transvaal
Subject: Emirates Lions Injury Update
Date Posted: 10-Jun-2019 at 12:57pm

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.

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Posted By: Leeubok
Date Posted: 10-Jun-2019 at 1:35pm

Ai dis 'n jammer van Kwagga! Hy was besig om homself in die bok span in te speel

Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 10-Jun-2019 at 2:40pm

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

Posted By: Red_Machine
Date Posted: 11-Jun-2019 at 9:04am

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

Posted By: Transvaal
Date Posted: 11-Jun-2019 at 9:09am

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

Posted By: Vaal Leeu 3
Date Posted: 11-Jun-2019 at 9:28am

Red Machine, any news on Marx? Also leaving after Worldcup? If you are allowed to share...

Posted By: Red_Machine
Date Posted: 11-Jun-2019 at 1:02pm

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.

Posted By: PaBz0r
Date Posted: 11-Jun-2019 at 2:14pm

Red_Machine wrote:

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.

Maybe the SARU contracting model will help keep Marx here, but I think he already planned to leave when he renewed his contract last year.

Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 12:19am

Red_Machine wrote:

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

Thanks for the update RM. If there were two players that I would break the bank to retain for next season, it would be Kwagga and Marx. They are basically were the only reason we have have any (slight) hope of making the playoffs this season.

Posted By: Goue Leeu
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 6:11am

emiel1 wrote:

Red_Machine wrote:

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

I agree.. offer them more!

Posted By: Vaal Leeu 3
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 7:01am

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...

Posted By: Goue Leeu
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 8:53am

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.

Posted By: Leeubok
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 9:20am

Goue Leeu wrote:

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.

Ek onthou toe hy 7's rugby gelos het om op 15 man rugby te konsentreer het hy gese hy wil vir die bokke speel. Aangesien hy nognie 'n bok squad gemaak het nie het hy dalk besef dit gaan nie gebeur nie. Die stormers se reserwe lemoen skillers staan mos voor Leeu spelers in die ry..

So dit maak sin om oorsee te gaan speel

Posted By: Niela
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 9:39am

I feel for Kwagga, such a machine, but with our sized obsessed springboks, he has little chance.

If Pierre Spies with his size played like Kwagga, he would have been the best player in the world.

Posted By: Tiny
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2019 at 10:14am

Vir my gaan dit oor die size van jou hart.

Speel die spelers wat op form is.

Nie te se net oor jou naam moet jy as bok gekies word nie maar eerder hoe jy op die oomblik die jaar speel.