Elton Jantjies with his wife Iva Ristic. Photo: Instagram by Ristic.
The South African rugby team He has been in Buenos Aires for more than a week preparing for the match against Argentina. It is that, two dates from the end of Rugby Championship and with an almost total ranking being equal, next Saturday’s match, at 4.10 pm on the Independiente field, will be transcendental for the aspirations of the Springbok in front of the definition of this prestigious competition.
Scandal and controversy, however, have prevailed over the concentration of the African team in Buenos Aires: Elton Jantjies and nutritionist Zeenat Simjee fell out of love after it leaked that they found him having sex in a South African hotel.
The news came to light this Tuesday, however, according to the South African newspaper report (the main country in Afrikaans), they would have had a first meeting ahead of the clash between South Africa and New Zealand on 6 August. They report that on that occasion they were together in a hotel in the city of Nelspruit and that the sounds of pleasure that a man heard and recorded with his mobile phone began to unmask this adventure.
A few hours after this whole situation went public, Iva Ristica, the wife of the rugbier since 2019, broke the silence in an interview with the South African media network24, the same one who gave the news that the two involved were forced to leave the concentration.
“I’m shocked because I thought he was a friend of the family. I read it three times to make sure he was. Elton denies it all. I have my reservations, but all we can do now is wait and see.” He began by describing Ristic, mother of Elton Junior, Noah and Leandro Lee, the three children she had with the 32-year-old half-wing.
In turn, feeling hurt and betrayed by her partner, she expressed all her disappointment: “We have been together since 2014 and I have always been there to support him through good times and bad times. And I still am. When we met, he wasn’t even part of the national team. We work very hard to make you achieve your goals and dreams. I have sacrificed many things, including my career and my dreams ”.
They met virtually in 2011, started a formal relationship in 2014 and got married in 2019 ahead of South Africa’s World Cup win. By early 2022, after Jantjies was confirmed as a reinforcement for the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes of Japanese rugby, they moved to Osaka and rebuilt their lives there.
As expected, Ristic said so “I probably won’t continue the love story”, even though he assured them that they will continue to be tied up and had words of affection for him, beyond infidelity: “We have been together for nearly a decade. We will always have love for each other and we will always be unity. We have three beautiful children who love him unconditionally.”
In turn, he was dissatisfied with the statement made by the South African Rugby Unionwho specified that “the protocols have not been violated, but people are returning to South Africa to deal with these personal relationships”. “It is very disappointing that a winning management of the World Cup allows us to create situations like this within the team environment”, said the South African model and influencer.
Argentina, in the center
“We dealt with the situation professionally. We understand where our focus needs to be as a team and I can assure you that he is fully involved in the great challenge that awaits us against Argentina. ” to express Deon Davids, assistant coach of the Springboks.
In view of Saturday’s match at the Libertadores de América, Francois Steyn and Willie Le Roux are the main alternatives you think about Erasmus rassi to replace Jantjies in first place.
The cross will finally be played on the Independiente field and not on the pitch Giuseppe Amalfitani, as expected, because the Green Day concert has finished deteriorating the grass, already in poor condition in the match between Vélez and Flamengo for the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores. In Avellaneda, the goal of The Cougars in theRugby Championshipwhere they are in last place after the victory against the All Blacks.
Source: Clarin
