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Lions' Super Rugby hopes dealt a blow with Springbok Kwagga Smith ruled out for the season
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The Lions have been a dealt a major blow in the lead up to the finals rounds of Super Rugby for 2019.
Loose-forward Kwagga Smith - one of the Lions' best performers this seasons - will play no further part in the competition due to an injury suffered against the Hurricanes. Early in the match, when the Lions were leading 10-7, Smith made a linebreak but failed to find his teammates and ultimately sent the ball into touch. Smith left the field immediately afterwards with what is now known to be a hamstring injury. The Hurricanes went on to win the game 37-17.
The injury issues don't end there for the Lions, however, who will also be without lock Stephan Lewies (knee injury) and prop Sti Sithole (hamstring) for their final match of the regular season against the Bulls. Sithole should be available for the quarterfinals.
If the Lions manage to win in Pretoria this weekend, they will finish in 5th place and travel to Wellington to play the Hurricanes once more. Ironically, a loss would likely see them on the road to the Jaguares or Brumbies - fixtures which many would consider easier than the Hurricanes rematch.
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There is a major story unfolding around Gleeson's bar in Booterstown, South Dublin City last night. Beaudy Barrett, DMac and Cody Taylor were there. DMac was supposed to be on the Guinness 0.0 but lets just say it didn't turn out that way.
Hours later, Dmac out cold, head on the table with a long stallagtite of flem and spittle rising and falling with his breathing. There is a video apparently.
The barman barred a staggering Taylor from any more Guinness but Taylor kept pushing past him, pulled a seat up to the Guinness tap and personally pulled himself pints, claiming it was 'celebrity pint pulls mate'.
One of these celebrity pint pulls made a local paper but it's only a matter of time before the real context comes out. Dmac is out of the team for Friday due to breaking 'internal standards', Sititi starting at 10.
Go to commentsNow that made me laugh bull!
I tell you what though, the head knock from Kriel on Hugh jones in the wc that didn’t result in any card was a real mystery with the way things are now.
Also suspect the Boks will be pretty well motivated by glasgows antics in stellenbosch last week and loftus in June…
Should be a cracker hopefully!
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