Sharks get Bok boost for Euro semi
Two-time World Cup winner Bongi Mbonambi will start in a Springbok-laden Sharks lineup against Clermont in the Challenge Cup playoff at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
Two-time World Cup winner Bongi Mbonambi will start in a Springbok-laden Sharks lineup against Clermont in the Challenge Cup playoff at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
The Sharks secure a spot in the Challenge Cup final against Gloucester, while Leinster set up a Champions Cup final showdown with Toulouse, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team.
Props Rabah Slimani and Giorgi Beria expect a bruising contest up front when Clermont locks horns with the Springbok-powered Sharks side in the Challenge Cup on Saturday.
The Sharks clinched a morale-boosting victory away from home in the buildup to their historic Challenge Cup playoff against Clermont Auvergne this Saturday.
Sharks loose forward Phepsi Buthelezi has insisted that beating Scarlets on Friday night is just as important as next week’s historic Challenge Cup clash in London.
Tom Botha will miss the Vodacom URC match between the DHL Stormers and Ospreys at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday after he was suspended for foul play last week.
Sharks coach John Plumtree has challenged the players chosen to face the Glasgow Warriors on Friday to put pressure on him for a place in the Challenge Cup team lineup.
Eben Etzebeth doesn’t mince his words as members of the Sharks team reflect on a rollercoaster season for the coastal franchise.
With one eye on a historic Challenge Cup clash, assistant coach Dave Williams said the Sharks want to maintain momentum against the Glasgow Warriors on Friday.
The Sharks will make Challenge Cup history in May when they host Clermont Auvergne in the semi-finals of the EPCR competition in London.