Coach Vowles has selected a number of Junior Boks for the clash in Cape Town (3rd away game in a row). Luan Giliomee is still available for the Sharks although he is moving to Pretoria before the URC starts. Liam van Wyk, Rambo Kubheka and Khuthi Rasivhaga have all been selected on the bench.
(more…)Another tough away game awaits the Sharks on Friday night. Coach Vowles have gone for continuity with only two changes – Danio Botha replaces the injured Jannes Potgieter and Bryce Calvert comes in at hooker replacing Jacques Marais.
Faf de Klerk has added another dimension to the Cheetahs team. The Sharks will want to continue the form they showed in the first half against the Pumas.
(more…)New Currie Cup coach Mike Vowles has selected world traveler Tim Swiel at 10 next to Ross Braude. Marnus Potgieter is the other old hand on the back line. Kerron van Vuuren also makes a return to Durban to anchor the front row. Thomas Dyer will captain the team for 8.
(more…)Rassie has picked Shark youngsters Vusi Moyo and Jaco Williams for the game against Wales. Ruben van Heerden and Carlu Sadie also made their debuts in the pack. PSDT is captaining the team from 7 but Ruan Nortje gets a welcome rest. Herschel Jantjies having played last in 2023 for the Boks gets another chance off the bench.
(more…)Rassie has made wholesale changes from the team that klapped England last week. He is very cleverly using the Nations Championship as a way to expand his squad and test different combinations.
Damian Willemse (who had a stellar game at fullback) is shifted to inside centre. Had he not suffered a concussion against England, Andre Esterhuizen would probably have started at inside centre in this match. Bulls duo Handre Pollard and Embrose Papier will run the game at half back. It is rumoured that Canan Moodie is now also out injured and Ethan Hooker may make an early return to the team at 11.
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