Jordan Hendrikse will start against Wales next to his brother. Rassie has kept the rest of the backline that played against England. Bongi and PSDT are rested. Jean Kleyn and Franco Mostert starts with Eben and RG moving to the bench. Johan Grobbelaar will get another start at hooker.
(more…)Rassie has dropped Thomas du Toit, Franco Mostert, Marco van Staden, Jaden Hendrikse, Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie, Lukhanyo Am, Andre Esterhuizen and Makazole Mapimpi. Wilco Louw will start at tight head with a number of players dropping to the bench and a rested (but probably rusty) back line outside of Grant Williams.
(more…)Rassie has decided to rest a number of his first choice players against Scotland (De Allende, Kriel, Kolbe, KLA and Fassi) and has benched a further three (PSDT, Kolisi and Wiese). The plan is clear to bludgeon Scotland up front as Grant Williams is the sole back on the bench also loaded with Marx, Steenekamp, Koch and RG Snyman
(more…)Coach John Plumtree, went for continuity in his selection for the Hollywoodbets Sharks team, to play against Munster, in their last Vodacom United Rugby Championship match, before the November international break.
(more…)The Boks will depart this coming Sunday for a training camp in Jersey to prepare for the upcoming tests against Scotland, England and Wales. Hopefully the Shark Boks will be available for the game against Munster this Saturday.
(more…)Plum has selected all the available Boks for the game against the Warriors on Saturday. Siya Kolisi makes a return to the Sharks but interestingly Eben Etzebeth will captain the team. Jordan Hendrikse moves to flyhalf with Siya Masuku demoted to the bench. Grant Williams makes a welcome return to the bench.
(more…)The Hollywoodbets Sharks will take on Benetton on Saturday afternoon at 16h00, in the final match of this three match European tour.
(more…)Jaden Hendrikse will play for the Sharks a week after helping dismantling the Pumas in probably his best game in quite a while. Phepsi Buthelezi also makes a return from injury on the bench. Old men Cameron Wright and Lionel Cronje have been recalled to the bench the assist the Sharks to close out the game.
(more…)The Hollywoodbets Sharks’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign kicks off this weekend with a trip to Galway in Ireland to take on Connacht at Dexcom Stadium on Saturday evening.
(more…)Rassie has picked Manie Libbok to start at flyhalf with Jaden Hendrikse at scrumhalf. Big guns Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi have all been recalled to the starting lineup.
Cobus Reinach and Handre Pollard will offer a lot of experience from the bench.
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