With the South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship scheduled for next week, the Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls are all in position to make a run at playoff places.
The Sharks climbed into eighth place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship table after a last-minute try sealed a bonus-point win over Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
The Sharks have confirmed that Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will be joining them after he was granted an early exit from his contract with Toulon.
Toulon have confirmed Eben Etzebeth has been granted an early exit from his contract and the Springbok lock is believed to be in the final stages of agreeing to terms with the Sharks.
The Stormers scored four tries to clinch a commanding 32-10 bonus-point win over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Coach John Dobson is optimistic about the Stormers’ prospects after the Cape side beat the Sharks on Saturday to climb to the top of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s SA Shield.
The Stormers built on last week’s draw in Durban to sink the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
Aphelele Fassi says his first season with the Springboks helped him understand how he can grow as a player after being named SA Rugby’s Young Player of the Year for 2021.
A relieved John Dobson applauded the Stormers’ resilience to salvage a draw at Kings Park on Saturday and he singled out Sharks battle tank Ox Nche for special praise.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says putting in hard work behind the scenes at the Sharks is what helped him find the form that led to him being named 2021 SA Rugby Player of the Year.