Sharks get Bok boost for Bordeaux duel
Lukhanyo Am and Thomas du Toit will make their Champions Cup debuts when the Sharks face Bordeaux at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Friday night.
Lukhanyo Am and Thomas du Toit will make their Champions Cup debuts when the Sharks face Bordeaux at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Friday night.
Bongi Mbonambi has said he regrets the Sharks’ ill-discipline in their Champions Cup debut, but he’s not apologising to Antoine Dupont who has taken issue with South African clubs competing in Europe.
Ox Nche will play no further part of the Sharks’ campaign in 2022 after the loosehead prop was suspended for three weeks.
The Vodacom Bulls, Sharks and Cheetahs kicked off their respective Champions and Challenge Cup campaigns on a winning note as five South African teams made their competition debuts.
Neil Powell has questioned the dismissal of prop Ox Nche during a thrilling victory for the Sharks against Harlequins in the Champions Cup on Saturday.
The Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls held on for tense home victories over Harlequins and Lyon respectively, while the DHL Stormers suffered a disappointing loss away to ASM Clermont Auvergne on Saturday.
The Sharks survived two sending offs and a late fightback from Harlequins to secure South Africa’s first victory in the Champions Cup in Durban on Saturday.
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The Vodacom Bulls and Sharks will charge to victory on Champions Cup debut at home, according to the SARugbymag team.
The former Springbok, Sharks and Eastern Province dynamo picked a team made up of the best he played with or against.