Sharks relishing ‘bloody’ Loftus rematch
Assistant coach Joey Mongalo and skipper Vincent Tshituka say the Sharks XV are braced for a “different animal” against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
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Assistant coach Joey Mongalo and skipper Vincent Tshituka say the Sharks XV are braced for a “different animal” against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White has confirmed that Kurt-Lee Arendse will take up a sabbatical in Japan which will see the speedster miss most of next season.
Jake White has extolled the value of having a Vodacom Bulls squad loaded with All Blacks-conquering Springboks and bolstered by seasoned recruits for the 2024-25 URC.
Phiwe Nomlomo says the Vodacom Bulls are confident that a semi-final clash against the Sharks XV at Loftus Versfeld will be a different game than their final-round loss in torrential rain in Durban.
Jordan Hendrikse scored a try at the death while Siya Masuku kicked 14 points as the Sharks XV overturned a first-half deficit to beat the Vodacom Bulls in a wet Durban on Sunday.
With one eye on the Currie Cup playoffs while prepping for the URC, Phiwe Nomlomo and John Plumtree have all but written off Sunday’s result between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks XV.
Marcell Coetzee will lead an overhauled Vodacom Bulls lineup bolstered by URC talent against the Sharks XV in the Currie Cup at Kings Park on Sunday.
The Vodacom Bulls have reached a mutual agreement to allow defence coach Gary Gold to leave the franchise after just one season.
Canan Moodie returns to start at fullback as the Vodacom Bulls named a heavily rotated matchday 23 to face the Lions in a blockbuster Jukskei derby on Friday.
PUMA and the Vodacom Bulls have launched the 2024/25 Forever Blue Home and Alternative kit, which draws on the team’s heritage but with a modern retro twist.