Pieter-Steph du Toit underwent a scan to his knee yesterday with the disappointing news that he sustained an ACL injury and will be out for the remainder of the year.
Sharks website release
The young lock sustained the injury to his anterior cruciate ligament at training on Thursday and the bad news was confirmed when he went for a scan later in the day to determine the extent of that injury to the knee ligaments.
His place in the starting line-up was confirmed yesterday, Stephan Lewies shifts from the bench to take over from du Toit, while his replacement on the bench has not been confirmed as yet.
Today’s youngsters not made of very stern stuff, and if they want to disagree, I contend that between Eben, Arno and PSdT together they hardly have a leg to stand on
Ai this is rough news.
No wonder HM wants Bakkies and Victor back for the WC
You can’t go to war with Barbie dolls, you need GI Joe
@ nortierd:ty
Snaaks, nooit gehoor dat die Bokke in die 60s ligamente skeur nie, hulle seker toe nie geweet daarvan nie!
Another reason why PSDT should have gone to the Bulls, he may have been on the bench for a large part, but for good reason. Paul Willemse is going to dominate everyone by the next world cup.
@ MacroBull:
Moenie vir Lewies weggooi nie…, watch hom more,dis nou sy groot kans.
Damn that is bad news for Sharks. Hope Lewies steps up as think PSDT will be a huge loss to us.
Pietman wrote:
Hulle het ook seker, maar hulle het net aangespeel
Vandag se laaities sal ringe om daai ou spelers hardloop met bal in hand, maar hulle sal nie 5 minute hou met die kontak en geweld wat daarmee gepaard gegaan het nie.
Hoogvatte, laatvatte, vuishoue, studs in die gesig en oor die lyf, ag shame, hierdie laaities kom nie eers deur n oefen sessie nie, daai manne se koppestamp die dag voor n wedstryd sal vandag se generasie laat huil
@ Pietman:
Jip ek dink hy het goeie impak gemaak van die bank af sover, ek hoop maar vir sy part hy kan naam maak.
5 @ MacroBull:
Now why should he have gone to the Bulls? That is surely a daft statement bud as who knows if he would have picked up a injury there. This kind of thing happens and it is unfortunate it happened at training. Feel for him really do.
Just wait until you see Lewies after he has had more game time. He is a quality player Jake would not have had him there if he never rated him nor for that matter Brendon Venter that first picked him on the bench for the CC last year. Remember he was only playing for the U21s so if he has been picked for the Sharks SR team they rate him. Just at this very minute PSDT is better, but just see how Lewies goes with more game time. He is very good.
Puma wrote:
Puma, let me break the bad news for 2015 for you so long, better to get it out early so you can prepare for it ” PSdT gets injured and is out for the 2015 season”
Next year you just substitute the 5 for a 6 and repeat when needed.
When some of us said it’s good that Vic must come back because this laaitie hasn’t proven anything or played more than a handful of games to warrant all the hype, we were chastised, yet I stand by what I said.
Get back up locks if you want to keep him on your books, but don’t make long term plans around him and get someone else to learn and do the line out calls
@ Puma:
I don’t understand, I never said Lewies is a bad player.
Sure injuries could happen anywhere and bad luck plays a factor.
I just think he should have come to the Bulls to learn from Vic and Flip and not Bresler 😛
MacroBull wrote:
Pity Lewies didn’t go to the Bulls, then he could have learnt from Victor and Flip
@ nortierd:
and eben and Lood.
Luckily Paul is learning 😛
12 @ MacroBull:
Think he would rather be coached by Jake thanks. The best coach out there right now. So PSDT made the right decision to stay with the Sharks.
@ MacroBull:
@ nortierd:
Julle moet ophou vir Puma koggel, netnou skop hy beneukgeit sy toon af teen daai Lambie-beeldjie in sy voorportaal!!!
Julle weet hoe erg is hy oor sy manne…
@ Puma:
You mean the guy who lost by a record score to the Aussies?
11 @ nortierd:
Lewies done the lineout calls playing u21 he can do it no problems. Right now it will be Kanko as he was superb doing that for us when we beat your Stormers in the 2012 SR semi final…
@ Puma:
Lewies also from Namibia like Bressler, I think?
I must admit, I like Lewies a lot, reminds me a bit of Eben Etzebeth.
@ nortierd:
Nortier @ 8
True…. Frik du Preez and those blokes were hardly ever injured… and they did not even use mouthguards, headgear, shoulder pads, Rib – protection devices, ball boxes etc…
They also did not do gym… in fact, i think they did not even warm up before the matches… they just played.
16 @ Pietman:
Daai goue Lambie beeldjie, wie se holgedeelte al blink gesoen is?
Oompie Puma, we’re just taking the mickey out of you…. hehehe
17 @ MacroBull:
The guy that won us a world cup yes that guy. The guy that beat the All Blacks in his first year as Bok coach at Ellis Park by 45 – 26 yes that guy. What was it you were saying again?????
@Pietman
Die Sharks het mos n Borg by DisChem vir watte, maar smaak my die Du Toit is bietjie groot so na al die watte wat Puma om Lambie vasmaak was daar nie genoeg om die outjie en Jordaan te cover nie
Net n jammerte die vlooie kryp nog onder die watte in, so selfs Lambie is nie veilig nie, n byt is n lelike ding.
Gelukkig het hulle watte in Fransie se kieste gedruk, so hy vreet nou nie meer al die Big Jack pies op nie
@ Puma:
The same guy who quit his job at the brumbies with an sms? that guy?
@ MacroBull:
@17 Ja, but that was because jaco vd westhuizen, Liefling and Pierre Spies were in that team, hehehehe! It was Pierre’s first cap incidentally.
21 @ grootblousmile:
Don’t worry I can give it back…
Puma wrote:
If it’s Kanko, you still need a backup caller for that 10 minutes he spends in the bin
@ nortierd:
haha en bos luise kruip ook in
26 @ Puma:
THAT’s the spirit!
21 @ grootblousmile:
Don’t worry I can give it back… 🙂
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