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Elton Jantjies bucks the trend and re-signs with South Africa
By Online Editors
Elton Jantjies’ playing future has been confirmed.
The Lions Rugby Company announced that Jantjies has chosen to extend his contract with them for two more years.
The 29-year-old Springbok started his senior career with the Golden Lions in 2010. He also had a brief stint with the Stormers in 2013 when the Lions were dropped from Super Rugby for a season.
Jantjies first played for the Springboks when they took on the Barbarians in 2010. His international test debut came two years later in the Rugby Championship against Australia. The flyhalf now has 34 Test caps for South Africa and will play an important role in the upcoming World Cup.
Handre Pollard's move to Montpellier after the World Cup will mean that Jantjies is the only proven international flyhalf still plying his trade in South Africa. The Springboks selection policy means that Pollard will still be available for international duty, but the head coach may favour a local player to take the reins.
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Go to commentsThe Allblacks will be enormously frustrated with their errors as it was there to be taken but I still actually think the Allblacks played very well in their first two tests and then have been uneven for the rest of the year.
The England game a couple of weeks ago they had a ton of luck to sneak that win and the Wallabies and South Africa have shown that England exit the head coach.
Ireland have lost their way and that really left the French as the only side that was going to be a big challenge.
The French haven't had all the combinations the Allblacks have enjoyed and had friction in the camp.
The French out strategized the Allblacks but wouldn't beat South Africa.
We are now left with the Boks at number one, the French are second and the Allblacks are third.
Allblacks have to work out how to stop the unforced errors which has been killing them all year, making the game unnecessary tight.
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