Connacht outclass second-string Sharks
The Sharks suffered a disappointing defeat to Connacht on Saturday night.
The Sharks suffered a disappointing defeat to Connacht on Saturday night.
SA Rugby has reportedly failed to sway the Vodacom United Rugby Championship decision-makers over securing the match points for two postponed matches in November.
The rivalry between the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls resumes when the two sides do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park on Saturday.
Having recently completed his return to the Sharks, Muller du Plessis recalls how the support of his friends and family helped him recover from a serious injury at high school and become a Blitzboks star.
The Sharks resting Eben Etzebeth and benching Siya Kolisi is part of coach Neil Powell’s plan to manage the Springboks through an action-packed portion of the season.
Vincent Tshituka will start at lock for a heavily-changed Sharks pack when they take on his former side the Lions in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Durban on Friday.
Flyhalf Curwin Bosch kicked 14 points as the Sharks came from behind to claim an impressive Champions Cup win away to Bordeaux on Friday night.
The South African teams must be ruthless when hosting the English and French to go the distance in their debut season in the Champions and Challenge cups, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Antoine Dupont, the 2021 World Player of the Year, hit out at the inclusion of South African teams in the new-look Champions Cup, saying it was “no longer the European Cup”.
James Venter rounded off a scrappy win as the Sharks shook off a difficult week to beat Ospreys in Durban on Friday evening.