The Hollywoodbets Sharks team announced by Head Coach, John Plumtree has been bolstered by the return of some of their Springboks for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship action when they host the Vodacom Bulls in a massive South African derby at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.

Try-scorer from last week, Phepsi Buthelezi, leads a talented Hollywoodbets Sharks in their week two Investec Champions Cup clash with the Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. After an unforgivingly physical clash with fellow English side Exeter Chiefs in last week’s round one bonus point victory at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, the high player workloads,

The Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying on the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, which saw defeats for the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, while the Toyota Cheetahs managed a draw and the Emirates Lions slipped to a defeat in Wales in the EPCR Challenge Cup.

The Hollywoodbets Sharks side to take the field on Saturday is a Springbok-laden team that hosts Exeter Chiefs in a first-round Investec Champions Cup clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. Eben Etzebeth is back to lead the team against their English counterparts and the Hollywoodbets Sharks will be looking to impose themselves and a home fortress on Exeter.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) resolved on Friday to reject a proposal to accept a potential private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights. The proposal failed to reach the 75 percent majority required for such a transaction to be approved. Seven of the 13 member unions with voting rights opposed the proposal. However,

Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to Dr John Williams after the former Test lock and South Africa’s first post-isolation Springbok coach passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 78, following a battle with leukaemia.

With the Springboks leading the way on the field, rugby was the big winner off the field at the annual South African Sport Industry Awards, which recognise outstanding campaigns and sponsorships over the past year and was held in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will make his first season appearance for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship coastal clash with the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban on Saturday (17:00).

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will captain the Sharks when they host Stormers in the Vodacom Rugby Championship at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday (17:00).