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Sharks coach: We don’t talk about altitude

Sharks head coach Sean Everitt says altitude should not be a factor when his team travels to Pretoria to face the Bulls in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash.

Bosch back as Sharks give bench Bok boost

Sharks coach Sean Everitt has tinkered with his matchday squad, reinforcing the bench with Curwin Bosch and Sikhumbuzo Notshe the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

Munster vs Cell C Sharks. Sharks' Yaw Penxe runs in a try United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, Limerick - 25 Sep 2021

Locked in: SA teams to host postponed URC games

South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will host Scarlets, Munster, Cardiff and Zebre Parma next month in two rescheduled rounds of the competition, which had to be postponed late last year.

Mapimpi lights up URC in January

Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi was rewarded for a number of sterling performances in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship for the Sharks by being named the competition’s Player of the Month for January.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 08: Sean Everitt (Head Coach) of the Cell C Sharks with Neil Powell of the Cell C Sharks during the Cell C Sharks training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium on February 08, 2022 in Durban, South Africa.

Powell boosts Sharks’ prep for Bulls clash

Blitzboks head coach Neil Powell has linked up with the Sharks for a brief spell ahead of the crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.

Skinstad: Tambwe SA’s standout player in URC

Former Springbok captain Bob Skinstad has singled out Vodacom Bulls wing Madosh Tambwe as one of the best performers in the United Rugby Championship.

Ruan Nortje of the Vodacom Bulls during the 2021 Rainbow Cup match between Bulls and Stormers at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, on 04 May 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Bulls scrum needs ‘massive step up’ to beat Sharks

Lock Ruan Nortje says the Vodacom Bulls will need to step up a gear when they take on a quality Sharks side in a United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Warrick Gelant of the Stormers goes past Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 game between the Stormers and the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on 5 February 2022 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Highlights: Stormers outplay Springbok-laden Sharks

The Stormers moved to the top of the South African Shield following their comprehensive victory over the Sharks in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town.

Lukhanyo Am, Captain of the Sharks finds the gap in the Stormers defence during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks shift Lukhanyo for Stormers rematch

Coach Sean Everitt has made three changes and a positional swap to the Sharks’ starting lineup for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship return fixture against the Stormers in Cape Town.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 02: Sikhumbuzo Notshe of the Cell C Sharks during the Carling Currie Cup match between Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on February 02, 2022 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Bok duo dazzle as Sharks outplay Province

Curwin Bosch and Sikhumbuzo Notshe both turned in solid performances as the Sharks claimed a bonus-point Currie Cup win over Western Province in Durban on Wednesday.