Lions captain Jantjies ruled out of crunch clash against log-leading Cheetahs
Coach Van Rooyen says they decided not to give the flyhalf an eleventh-hour fitness test after weighing up the risk of more serious injury
22 October 2020 - 17:40
The Lions’ prospects of upstaging the table-topping Cheetahs in their Super Rugby Unlocked clash at Ellis Park on Saturday got considerably tougher with the news that captain and talisman Elton Jantjies has been ruled out.
No‚ his absence is not linked to the scourge of Covid-19. Instead, a grade-one calf muscle injury he sustained on Tuesday will keep him sidelined for this weekend at least...
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