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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 01: Jordan Hendrikse of Emirates Lions during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on June 01, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Shaun Roy/Gallo Images)

Hendrikse’s Sharks switch on hold?

Lions playmaker Jordan Hendrikse’s move to the Sharks will reportedly only take place in December, due to contractual obligations.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Makazole Mapimpi of the Hollywoodbets Sharks with Sikhumbuzo Notshe of the Hollywoodbets Sharks during the EPCR Challenge Cup final match between Gloucester Rugby and Hollywoodbets Sharks at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)

Plum to cut loose surplus Boks

Curwin Bosch and Sikhumbuzo Notshe are reportedly set to leave the Sharks, with the Springbok duo falling down the pecking order at the Durban outfit.

England , United Kingdom - 25 May 2024; Jason Jenkins of Leinster during the Investec Champions Cup final between Leinster and Toulouse at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Sharks’ Bok lock crocked

Jason Jenkins, the Sharks’ latest Springbok signing, is sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a knee injury.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 01: Siya Masuku of the Hollywoodbets Sharks looking to tackle Embrose Papier of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium on June 01, 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)

Bulls crowned SA Shield champions

Akker van der Merwe scored a brace of tries as the Bulls secured a top-two finish in the Vodacom URC and the SA Shield with a big win against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

Sharks shed light on injured Boks

John Plumtree has explained the absence of Eben Etzebeth, Makazole Mapimpi and Grant Williams for the Sharks against the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 21: Francois Venter of the Hollywoodbets Sharks with John Plumtree (Head Coach) of the Hollywoodbets Sharks during the Hollywoodbets Sharks training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium on March 21, 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)

Venter to lead Sharks in season finale

Francois Venter takes over the armband in an otherwise unchanged Challenge Cup-winning Sharks lineup against the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday.

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URC Picks: Stormers spoil Lions party, Bulls bury Sharks

The Stormers deny the Lions a spot in the top eight, while the Bulls hold on to a second-place log finish in the final round of the Vodacom URC regular season, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Eben Etzebeth of Hollywoodbets Sharks embraces Tendai Mtawarira, Former South African rugby union player following victory in the EPCR Challenge Cup Final match between Gloucester Rugby and Hollywoodbets Sharks at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Eben hopes Stormers do Lions a favour

Eben Etzebeth said it’ll be great to have four SA teams in the Champions Cup next season, yet Sharks boss John Plumtree wants to avoid “throwing all our eggs in one basket” again.

Watch: Euro champs Sharks ‘feeling Olympic’

A jubilant Aphelele Fassi, Corne Rahl, Gerbrandt Grobler and Werner Kok revel in the Sharks’ historic Challenge Cup title win in London last week.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 11: Johan Grobbelaar of the Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between Vodacom Bulls and Glasgow Warriors at Loftus Versfeld on May 11, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

Bulls braced for Sharks’ best shot

Johan Grobbelaar anticipates an epic showdown between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks on Saturday, noting the importance of the Durban clash for the visitors’ trophy aspirations.