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LIVE: Sharks vs Connacht

Follow the live action as the Sharks face Connacht in Durban. @Vodacom #URC #SHAvCON

Mandatory Credit: Photo by SteveHaagSports/INPHO/Shutterstock (14182882x) Ospreys vs Hollywoodbets Sharks. Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree before the game BKT United Rugby Championship, Twickenham Stoop, London, England - 03 Nov 2023

Plumtree glum after ‘disappointing’ tour

Head coach John Plumtree is searching for positives as the winless Sharks head home following a historic loss to Zebre Parma in Italy on Friday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ryan Byrne/INPHO/Shutterstock (14160333cc) Munster vs Hollywoodbets Sharks . Sharks' Aphelele Fassi dejected BKT United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, Limerick - 21 Oct 2023

Sharks boss: Our rivals can smell blood

John Plumtree is not taking a “must-win” Sharks result against fellow winless outfit Zebre-Parma for granted when the teams clash in Italy on Friday night.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 14: Boeta Chamberlain of the Cell C Sharks during the Heineken Champions Cup match between Cell C Sharks and Union Bordeaux-Begles at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on January 14, 2023 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

Bosch out, Boeta in for Sharks

Head coach John Plumtree has opted for consistency, naming a relatively unchanged Sharks starting XV to face Zebre Parma in the @Vodacom #URC on Friday night.

Hougaard has a ‘hunger to achieve’ at Sharks

Francois Hougaard knows better than most that all it takes is one good opportunity for the Sharks to turn around what has been a difficult start to their third @Vodacom #URC.

LIVE: Zebre Parma vs Sharks

Follow the live action as Zebre Parma host the Sharks at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. @Vodacom #URC #ZEBvSHA

Ospreys vs Hollywoodbets Sharks. Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree speaks to the media before the game BKT United Rugby Championship, Twickenham Stoop, London, England - 03 Nov 2023 Photo: SteveHaagSports/Inpho/Shutterstock

Plum peeved with ‘slow to learn’ Sharks

A frustrated John Plumtree says discipline and decision-making remain key areas of concern as the Sharks still look for a first win in the 2023-24 Vodacom URC.

PARMA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 04: Johan Goosen of the Vodacom Bulls converts a try during the United Rugby Championship match between Zebre and Vodacom Bulls at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on November 04, 2023 in Parma, Italy.

State of the URC: Bulls rumble, SA rivals struggle

The DHL Stormers’ unbeaten run ended as the Sharks and Lions remain winless, with the Vodacom Bulls the only South African team to win in round 3 of the Vodacom URC.