LIVE: Sharks vs Ospreys
Follow the live action as the Cell C Sharks face Ospreys in a @Vodacom #URC clash in Durban.
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Follow the live action as the Cell C Sharks face Ospreys in a @Vodacom #URC clash in Durban.
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Neil Powell has included four returning Springboks in the starting XV, with several positional surprises, for his first match in charge of the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Ospreys on Friday.
Springbok Sevens speedster Muller du Plessis has his sights set on tournament bragging rights in Dubai and Cape Town with South Africa before linking up with the Sharks.
Thomas du Toit will sit out the Sharks’ European Champions Cup debut after being handed a six-week ban, reduced to three, for his red card in the Boks’ win over England.
The Sharks and Ospreys will face off in Durban on Friday in the first match of round 9 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Sharks are rushing their returning Springboks back into action against Ospreys on Friday in an effort to rescue their season.
John Smit’s prediction over how the relationship between Sean Everitt and Neil Powell would unfold at the Sharks has taken new relevance in the wake of the head coach’s sacking.
The Sharks may have a change at coach and captain when they host Ospreys on Friday with Thomas du Toit set to attend a disciplinary hearing for a red card.
The Sharks have confirmed that Sean Everitt has stepped down from his position as head coach in the wake of the humiliating loss to Cardiff on Sunday.
There were big wins for the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions, but the Sharks suffered an embarrassing home defeat, in Round 8 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.