Novuka hat-trick keeps Sharks at bay
Winger Sibongile Novuka scored a hat-trick of tries as the @Vodacom Bulls held on to beat the Sharks in a Currie Cup match at Kings Park on Friday.
Winger Sibongile Novuka scored a hat-trick of tries as the @Vodacom Bulls held on to beat the Sharks in a Currie Cup match at Kings Park on Friday.
The SARugbymag.co.za team backs all South African sides to claim Vodacom United Rugby Championship scalps, with the surprise prediction a Lions victory over table-topping Leinster.
With two rounds to go in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, all four South African teams are in the race to finish in the top eight. Check out where your team is positioned on the grid!
Nizaam Carr will lead a Vodacom Bulls side featuring Morne Steyn at flyhalf in the Currie Cup clash against the Sharks in Durban on Friday.
The Sharks are not short of confidence, despite their playoff hopes hanging in the balance with two rounds remaining in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship. #URC
The Sharks team to take on Benetton in a pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Friday features just one change from the side that played in the final eight of the Champions Cup.
Schalk Burger admitted that the Sharks have been “frustrating” to watch this season and noted that the lack of a clear playing identity is at the heart of their troubled campaign.
Munster will return to South Africa with a strengthened squad for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship games against the DHL Stormers and Sharks.
Neil Powell says the decision to rule out Grant Williams’ second try for a forward pass was the turning point as the Sharks suffered a heavy defeat against Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
Sharks chief Eduard Coetzee hailed the influence of JP Pietersen as the former Springbok coached the union’s U20 team to the national cup title.