Bad break for Kolisi

Bad break for Kolisi

26 Aug 2012

WP flank Siya Kolisi has been ruled out of the rest of the season with a broken thumb.

The injury, which was obtained against the Golden Lions on Saturday, requires surgery.

Kolisi had an outstanding Super Rugby season for the Stormers and was included in the 30-man Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship. However, he did not make the match 22 for the Test against Argentina at Newlands, and did not travel with the 26-man squad to Mendoza for the return fixture. That saw him called up to WP’s Currie Cup side.

‘Siya’s injury is the only fresh concern from the weekend and it’s obviously a very big loss for us at this stage of the season,’ said WP coach Allister Coetzee.


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  • 51.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 07:59 am

    @Fern-50: lol That statement will have them up in arms here just now :lol:

  • 52.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:00 am

    @Fern-44:
    is this a tacit admission that lambie is not good enough at 10?
    wow

    cant see the reasoning otherwise. there’s no point in having two talented 10′s sharing the the 1st team spot. either or really.

  • 53.Fern: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:00 am

    look at habana and fourie.
    wp is a burial ground for rugby careers.

  • 54.Fern: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:01 am

    bakkies it is called having depth
    we need someone when lambie is with the boks

  • 55.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:04 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-52: To with the SR comp you have to have 2 top notch 10′s, Like when Lambie got injureds, we luckily had Freddy, think we would have went as far if we didnt have that depth???

  • 56.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:16 am

    @Fern-54:
    @sharks_lover-55:
    ok
    if they’re both happy with such a setup then its a good move. it isn’t the standard practise here or in nz so would be novel my the sharks.

    i always thought freedy was brought in because of lambies age and injuries with the coaches looking to have him mature into the established 10 role.

  • 57.Craven: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:16 am

    Jantjies is too good a flyhalf to have him warming the bench all the time.

  • 58.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:34 am

    @Craven-57:
    thats my thinking, its gonna be tricky managing both of their expectations.
    and the worst thing woud be a loss of form for one of them.
    then sa rugby loses.

  • 59.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:52 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-58:

    Bulls have been doing it for years.

    Many boks has warmed the bench for the Bulls when they could have played for the lions.

  • 60.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 08:57 am

    @Mr Black-59:
    not quite the same.
    the bulls develop an incumbent and he keeps the starting spot with a youngster groomed to provide backup. the incumbent, form permitting, plays most of the critical cc/super games and the the youngster plays mostly vc and a few cc games and if theres an injury he slots in for the incumbent.

  • 61.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 09:01 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-60:

    Exactly, thats why we want Jantjies.

    He is a Youngster to provide backup to a Sprinbok player.

  • 62.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 09:12 am

    @Mr Black-61:
    hehe
    i’m not sure elton sees himself that way. he is after all the 1st choice 10 at his union and, according to his dad, mor than capable of being the 1st choice springbok 10.

    this will be interesting to watch.

  • 63.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 09:18 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-62:

    Just joking, agree, would be a strange move for him.

    But, money talks

  • 64.wpstormerbok: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 09:46 am

    Probably the best break he could get.

    At least 2 months away from the field, this will give him time to hopefully study his own game and will still be able to do most of his training.

    Will come back well rested & with greater hunger, a blessing in disguise really that he’s not with HM as it seems a lot of reputations will be in tatters after the Boks Australasia Tour.

  • 65.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    27 Aug 2012, 15:05 pm

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