South Africa Rugby president labels Elton Jantjies experiences as ‘gossip’

South Africa Rugby president Mark Alexander has labelled experiences about Elton Jantjies as “gossip” after the Springboks out-half returned dwelling from Argentina.

The Springboks are at the moment in Buenos Aires forward of their Rugby Championship encounter with Argentina on Saturday, though preparations for the sport haven’t gone because the reigning world champions would have appreciated.

In line with South Africa publication Rapport, Jantjies had an affair with the Springboks’ group dietician, and the married 32-year-old has since returned dwelling to cope with the experiences.

South Africa Rugby president on Elton Jantjies experiences.

Mark Alexander, president of South Africa Rugby, instructed Netwerk24 that any experiences are “gossip” and known as on the annoymous sources who knowledgeable Rapport of the alleged affair to go public.

“We now have very strict group guidelines and the administration group will cope with the problem,” Alexander mentioned.

“I don’t need to dig into anybody’s private life as a result of all the knowledge is rumour proper now. It’s nonetheless simply gossip.

“If persons are so critical about what occurred, they need to go on the report about what they know.”

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In need of choices at out-half.

Damian Willemse will presumably fill in at out-half once more for the Springboks in opposition to Argentina, as Handre Pollard is injured whereas Jantjies has left Buenos Aires.

Willemse has performed primarily as a full again for South Africa this yr, though he performed very properly at out-half in his nation’s second check in opposition to Australia, which the Springboks gained by 16 factors.

The Springboks’ administration will probably be hoping that Willemse stays match, as choices at out-half behind the 24-year-old are few and much between, with utility again Francois Steyn most probably to be subsequent in line.

A much-changed South Africa facet impressed in opposition to Australia final trip, and they are going to be conscious that they should put in the same efficiency in opposition to Argentina, who’ve claimed large wins in opposition to the All Blacks and Wallabies in latest weeks.

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