Elton Jantjies statement

Western Province Rugby would like to send its condolences to the Jantjies family, after the sad news of the sudden passing of flyhalf Elton Jantjies’s father, Thomas, at the weekend.

Elton, 22, joined the DHL Stormers at the start of the year but has returned home to be with his family during this sad time.

DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee said: “Family comes first, so we immediately got Elton onto a flight back home.

“Elton can take as long as he needs to process this and work through his grief. He has the full support of all of us at Western Province and Stormers rugby.”

Thomas Jantjies was 46 years old and he died after complications following a bee sting on Saturday.