The Sharks delivered a lackluster performance but managed to secure a narrow 35-34 victory against a determined Zebre Parma in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
Siya Kolisi will lead the Hollywoodbets Sharks in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Zebre Parma on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship will be back to full throttle this weekend as the competition reaches round 13 and the race for playoff spots sears to new heights, with 15 of the 16 teams still in the race to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Exeter Chiefs can announce their second new signing ahead of the 2025/26 season as Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will make the move to Sandy Park.
Hot-stepping Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at a glittering SA Rugby Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town on Thursday evening, while Nadine Roos took home the top women’s award for a second time.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus wrapped up their first alignment camp of the year saying two of the key takeouts from the sessions hosted in the last few days were the encouraging dynamics between the younger and older players, and his plan to use the skillset of all the coaches and management team members to contribute to a well-oiled machine on the field.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his satisfaction on Tuesday with the strong start to the first Bok alignment camp of the year following a productive coaches workshop over the weekend and the arrival of the invited players in the Mother City on Monday night, where the focus was placed on laying a solid foundation for the 2025 season.
International rugby will return to Bloemfontein when Georgia’s national team take on the Toyota Cheetahs on 12 July, a week before their Test against the Springboks in Nelspruit.
Hollywoodbets Sharks coach John Plumtree has expressed his disappointment at the departure of prop Ntuthuko Mchunu at the end of the season.