Boks try to keep focus on Argentina amid Jantjies scandal: 'It was handled in a professional manner'

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids maintained that their focus remained on the clash with Argentina despite the latest Elton Jantjies storm to engulf the national team.

Flyhalf Jantjies and team dietician Zeenat Simjee were both sent home from Argentina, where the Boks are preparing to face the Pumas in the Rugby Championship, after reports emerged of an alleged affair in Mbombela.

The incident is said to have taken place in the week of SA's clash with New Zealand, which the Springboks won 26-10.

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Jantjies, who is married with three children, reportedly failed to settle a guesthouse bill in Mbombela where he stayed outside the team hotel that amounted to R26 000, according to Sunday newspaper Rapport.

Although the bill is said to have been settled eventually and that "no team protocols were breached" in the incident, the scandal has rocked the Springbok camp.

"We've dealt with the situation in a professional manner," said Davids at Monday's routine press conference where questions on Jantjies were restricted.

"We understand where our focus needs to be as a team and I can assure you it's completely on the big challenge that awaits us against Argentina.

"We've had mixed results against them here in the past and they are a tough team to beat here.

"We need all our focus in our preparation in order to get a good reward. We all know that the competition is quite close amongst the teams.

"The next two games are going to be finals and that is how we approach it. To do that, we need to be clear-cut in our prep and what's important for us."

Although media were told that the assistant coach and player present, hooker Malcolm Marx, would not answer questions about the