John Smit could be making a come back in the 2013 Super Rugby tournament, and not with the Sharks.
If rumours, News24.com and the Cape Times are to be taken seriously, John Smit is being touted as a short term solution to the Stormers’ current hooker crises.
Deon Fourie, who spent much of the Currie Cup season on the side of the scrum, is set to start in the number 2 jersey when the Stormers’ campaign kicks off, but it is backup to Fourie that is the problem.
Currently, both second and third choice hookers, Tiaan Liebenberg and Scarra Ntubeni, are on the sidelines and not able to take a spot on the bench, leaving the Stormers horribly exposed in the front row.
We will have more information on this as it becomes clearer, but a quick stop in Cape Town between his suspected move from Saracens to Toulon, is a logistical nightmare, but not impossible. A loan deal with Saracens is not completely out of the question, as Smit is currently second choice behind Schalk Brits. We can only wait and see.
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To be honest, not something that I will like to see!
@Bump (Comment 1) : Leaves a horrible taste in the mouth but at the same time I do want to see how he’s playing.
Alrighty then
@ChrisS (Comment 2) : He does an OK job for Saracens when he comes on to replace Brits.
@rhineshark (Comment 4) : Will be good to see if he’s still up to Super Rugby standards.
I wouldn’t want Smit coming back to the Sharks, and it’s just to help the Streamers out, and not like he’s going to the blou Nulle.
I can live with it.
hehehehe……where is grant10???
@Pokkel (Comment 7) : Sobbing into his pillow
@FireTheLooser (Comment 8) : @Pokkel (Comment 7) : Heard Deon Fourie has signed to play in Europe after the Super Tournament. Who has he signed for?
@ChrisS (Comment 9) : Didn’t know there’s a team of garden gnome’s playing in Europe
@ChrisS (Comment 9) : Last I heard it was a mix up between Deon and Tiaan, with both names being the same in French. Apparently Deon was never going to go to France.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 6) : I must say, it does sound appealing to see him for a couple of games.
@King Shark (Comment 12) : I am sorry but I refuse to see Smitty in any SA rugby jersey other than the black and white and the bokke jersey. he will just look stupid in a streeptrui!!!
@Viking (Comment 13) : Anybody would look stupid in a streeptrui!!
“If rumours, News24.com and the Cape Times are to be taken seriously,”…that is hilarious.
I wish Smitty all of the best if the Story is true? We have more than enough in the Hooking dept so would be a waste to have a look at him again, Granted he is a SHARKS Legend and will remain so. I just feel that a Province as big as WP and they resort to loan Players and not developing there own talent could raise a few alarms for the future?
Not sure where to post this. There’s a nice article on Plum over at he-who-must-not-be-mentioned’s website. Unlike the majority of the content generated there, this one is well worth a read. “A heart of green and gold” – check it out!
Stormers are denying this.
@Pokkel (Comment 7) : @FireTheLooser (Comment 8) :
