Troubled Springbok Flyhalf Elton Jantjies Posts Cryptic Message on Social Media After His Affair's Exposure

• Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has broken his silence following the exposure of his affair with the team' s dietician Zeenat Simjee
• He did so in the most cryptic of fashions on his social media page as the scandal continues making worldwide headlines
• Jantjies and Simjee were sent home by the South African Rugby Union to attend to private matters emanating from the scandal

Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has responded to the fallout that has ensued since his relationship with team dietician Zeenat Simjee was made public.

Jantjies posted a cryptic message on his Instagram page that was accompanied by a photo of Robert De Niro in his depiction of Vito Corleone in the Godfather series.

It read:

“I prefer to distance myself whenever I’m mad, to calm my mind, otherwise I become the most heartless person you’ll ever meet.”

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The South African Rugby Union sent the two home from Argentina, where the team is preparing for a crucial Rugby Championship match against Los Pumas on Saturday evening. Stating that the two did not "break team protocol", the reasoning was to "attend to personal matters" and not prove to be a distraction to the rest of the touring party.

Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies is reportedly in an extramarital affair with team dietician

Elton Jantjies has found himself in another spot of bother.

The Springbok flyhalf's professionalism has come into disrepute after a Sunday newspaper alleged that he is involved in an affair with the team's dietician Zeenat Simjee. He is married to Iva Ristic, with the couple being the parents of three children.

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As reported by Sports Brief, the two set up trysts at two different locations in Mbombela ahead of the first Test against New Zealand last month. Jantjies apparently did not stay in the same hotel as his teammates, as is tradition.

The pair were reported to have been spotted at one of the guest houses by a father and his son, who went to approach Jantjies for an autograph. Lurid details emerged in the article about how the 'couple' engaged in loud love-making, which is said to have made other guests uncomfortable.