Forwards coach Albert van den Berg wary of all-Springbok front row the Sharks could push into battle
Try time for Vincent Tshituka of the Lions against Edinburgh. Picture: GORDON ARONS/GALLO IMAGES
“There will be lots of scrums‚ line-outs and mauls‚” said Van den Berg. “They also have a kicking game they will add to that. “They are solid with Ox Nché‚ Bongi Mbonambi and Thomas du Toit upfront‚ but we have worked hard and must make sure that carries through to the game.” “We got to a stage where we could pick more or less the same team maybe with one or two changes‚” said the erstwhile Bok lock.
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