John Smit is not on the bench because they want him to rest up…?
John Smit on Twitter:
“Been a tough week having rolled my ankle on Monday but will hopefully recover enough to be involved saturday as ankle has reacted well since”
So for all those wondering why Jannie is starting, here is your answer…what a relief!
Twitter update-
“Training went well, strapping helped! So ankle is good to go hopefully somewhere in the 2nd half tomorrow.Weather in Dunedin best Ive seen”
Hope weather holds up!

Hope they were not planning to start Jannie anyway. Jannie has been really poor thus far and John does not play full 80 every game.
I knew it must be something. There can’t be a reason why Jannie would deserve to start ahead of Smit at tighthead.
jannie is crap!
@lostfish (Comment 2) : There’s no reason why Jannie should start ahead of Earl Rose at th.
@lostfish (Comment 2) : well i don’t know will miss smit in start up, maybe plumtree is keeping him for later in the s14 ❓ 😕 🙁 😉
i’m not a fan of jannie 😳 🙂
well till later 🙁
Must be a rift in the camp! 😈
@Baldrick (Comment 8) : Ja, Smit’s fat ummm…..’ankle’ is coming between the team and Jannie. 😆
@FireTheLooser (Comment 9) : shame on you 👿
@FireTheLooser (Comment 9) : why don’t you like smit 😳
@Charmaine (Comment 11) : I never said I don’t like Smit….I like him a lot.
It’s Jannie I don’t like. 👿
These are my pet hates in SA rugby:
Cptn. Staaldraad (aka. the Looser)
Jannie Dup (aka. the Loser)
Earl Rose (need I say more?)
Blou Nulle (Like they’d escape my short list)
Tjietas (After all, I am a self respecting rugby supporter)
Streamers supporters (They make it difficult to support the Streamers as my second team)
Nulle supporters (the reason why I loath the Blou Nulle)
If in doubt, refer to my list.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 12) : well i don’t like jannie also 😳 i though you didn’t like smit because of comment 9 😳
@FireTheLooser (Comment 13) : true i think i would of done the same 😳 😉
good to know John will play some part 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 16) : Esih Rob, y’know the team has looked pretty good with him off the field this year. Perhaps he can play a really small part? 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 16) : I take it your plane has finally landed?
Jannie = player 23 😈
@CapeShark (Comment 17) : hey now – I consider him a mate 🙂
@FireTheLooser (Comment 18) : aha! Well, the plane landed but the work didn’t stop 🙂
At least I’m at home today
@robdylan (Comment 21) : One more sleep !
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 22) : One more sleep before i feel proud to wear a Sharks jersey again 😉 🙂
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 22) : yeehaaa! Go Sharks
@JJR (Comment 23) : Keep the faith 😉 Look on the bright side their is always the Canes next week 😉
Highlanders are the Lions of NZ rugby!
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 22) : one more sleep and then the first win for our guys
getting all worked up for tomorrow 😉
GO SHARKS GO
Well thats good news
hope smit won’t hurt that ankle even further more and out for the rest of S14 ❓