The Sharks have confirmed the signing of Zimbabwe and UWC loose-forward Tinotenda Mavesere, who was voted the standout forward during this year’s Varsity Cup campaign.
Bulls veterans Morné Steyn, Cornal Hendricks and Gio Aplon again showed this past weekend that they’ve still got what it takes to keep up with the younger generation in both attack and defence.
The Bulls’ call to turn down the Sharks’ request to field two of their Springbok props caused huge drama in the lead-up to the Rainbow Cup fixture between the two teams on Saturday.
Bongi Mbonambi has revealed one of the main reasons he joined the Sharks was because he felt he’d be ’empowered for life after rugby’.
Sharks coach Sean Everitt has admitted that Marcell Coetzee’s return to Kings Park as a Bulls player will be a weird experience.
The Sharks will welcome back a bunch of their top players for their last-round Rainbow Cup SA fixture against the Bulls in Durban on Saturday.
Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has agreed to a contract extension that will have him remain at the Durban-based union until at least 2024.
No Springbok squad squad members will feature in a Rainbow Cup final or any franchise games against the British & Irish Lions.
The Sharks kept their Rainbow Cup SA title aspirations alive with a vital bonus-point victory over the Lions on Saturday to set up a final round showdown against the Bulls in Durban next weekend.
Check out the match-day squads ahead of this weekend’s round five Rainbow Cup fixtures. (more…)
