
Sharks chief: Lions are ‘trying to put out fires’
Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee fired a shot at the Lions following their resistance to the exit of Vincent Tshituka and Carlu Sadie, saying “players who are happy do not leave a team”.
Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee fired a shot at the Lions following their resistance to the exit of Vincent Tshituka and Carlu Sadie, saying “players who are happy do not leave a team”.
The Vodacom Bulls held off a spirited second-half fightback from the Lions on Saturday to return to the top of the Currie Cup log, while the Joburg side suffered their 10th-straight defeat.
Lions captain Burger Odendaal featured in a moment to forget as he assisted the Bulls in scoring the decisive try at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
The Vodacom Bulls survived two yellow cards and a spirited fightback from the Lions to win a Currie Cup shootout at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls host the Lions in a Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld.
Burger Odendaal will captain a Lions team packed with Vodacom United Rugby Championship regulars in the local Currie Cup derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
The player transfer merry-go-round between the Sharks and Lions continued as Marius Louw reportedly put pen to paper on a move to Johannesburg next season.
Janko Swanepoel says the Vodacom Bulls are fully focused on the Currie Cup derby against the Lions on Saturday despite a pending trip to Wales next week for a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter against Ospreys.
The Sharks have completed the signing of promising Lions tighthead prop Carlu Sadie on a two-year deal.
Vincent Tshituka has been named Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Month – the first forward to do so – after a strong April campaign for the Lions.