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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 808073" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>What adding to the tournament being a joke is SANZAAR ruling that Liam Messam and Pat Lambie can't play for their respective franchizes due to not having played enough rugby for them. What a joke especially in Lambie's case where he was the designated captain for the Sharks this year. Both players have been playing for their teams for years now and Messam also captained the Chiefs. We, the paying public want to see the best compete and competitive matches. I expect the Chiefs won't be all that less of a team without Messam but the Sharks could've been hugely boosted with Lambie's inclusion. Surely they can make an exception to their rule taking into account the fact that these players are fixtures in their respective teams and not mercenaries signed up for the play-offs which is what the rule wants to prevent.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/messam-not-allowed-to-face-stormers-20160718" target="_blank">http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/messam-not-allowed-to-face-stormers-20160718</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/lambies-season-over-for-sharks-20160718" target="_blank">http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/lambies-season-over-for-sharks-20160718</a></p><p></p><p>Its not enough to keep me away from Newlands but I would've prefered Messam to be there. The 7s this year has really detracted from this particular SR QF. The Chiefs lose SBW and Messam and the Stormers lose Senatla, Kolbe and De Jongh. I just hope Du Plessis is okay and De Allende and Jones can take some momentum into the QF though its difficult to take any sort of result against the Kings seriously. We are running a 2nd string backline as is and don't need further disruptions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 808073, member: 39190"] What adding to the tournament being a joke is SANZAAR ruling that Liam Messam and Pat Lambie can't play for their respective franchizes due to not having played enough rugby for them. What a joke especially in Lambie's case where he was the designated captain for the Sharks this year. Both players have been playing for their teams for years now and Messam also captained the Chiefs. We, the paying public want to see the best compete and competitive matches. I expect the Chiefs won't be all that less of a team without Messam but the Sharks could've been hugely boosted with Lambie's inclusion. Surely they can make an exception to their rule taking into account the fact that these players are fixtures in their respective teams and not mercenaries signed up for the play-offs which is what the rule wants to prevent. [url]http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/messam-not-allowed-to-face-stormers-20160718[/url] [url]http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/lambies-season-over-for-sharks-20160718[/url] Its not enough to keep me away from Newlands but I would've prefered Messam to be there. The 7s this year has really detracted from this particular SR QF. The Chiefs lose SBW and Messam and the Stormers lose Senatla, Kolbe and De Jongh. I just hope Du Plessis is okay and De Allende and Jones can take some momentum into the QF though its difficult to take any sort of result against the Kings seriously. We are running a 2nd string backline as is and don't need further disruptions. [/QUOTE]
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