Sharks stick with winning combos for Connacht clash
Coach Sean Everitt has taken an ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach by naming an unchanged lineup for the Sharks’ clash against Irish side Connacht in Durban on Saturday.
Coach Sean Everitt has taken an ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach by naming an unchanged lineup for the Sharks’ clash against Irish side Connacht in Durban on Saturday.
South Africa’s arrival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has only made the tournament stronger and the four local teams could be challenging Leinster for the title in the next couple of years, according to Irish rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley.
The Lions have completed the signing of Sharks scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba on a three-year contract.
The Sharks were made to toil in the Durban rain to claim a vital bonus-point victory over a second-string Leinster side at Kings Park on Saturday night.
Follow the live action as the Sharks host Leinster in a Vodacom URC clash at Kings Park.
The Sharks have not hesitated to deploy fit-again Springbok speedster Aphelele Fassi in the starting lineup for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster at Kings Park on Saturday.
Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel unpack South Africa’s Vodacom #URC playoff permutations and back the Sharks to sink Leinster.
Phepsi Buthelezi and the Sharks are wary of the threat posed by a second-string Leinster outfit that boasts a host of international players.
The Currie Cup match between the Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday has been called off due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal.
Aphiwe Dyantyi has reportedly moved to Durban and could be offered a rugby career lifeline by the Sharks when his doping ban comes to an end in 2023.