Sharks coach John Plumtree has selected a side packed with World Cup-winning Springboks for the URC match against Benetton.
The Durban-based team will be looking to grow and evolve ahead of their big Challenge Cup final in two weeks' time.
The Sharks may be out of the running in this season’s United Rugby Championship, with their full attention now on the Challenge Cup final against Gloucester at the end of the month, but that hasn’t prevented coach John Plumtree from selecting a formidable side for Saturday’s round 16 match against Benetton in Durban.
The Boks in the side are Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth, Grant Williams, Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am. “What we’ve made clear is that after our review of the Clermont game , there were things we felt that we need to work on and be better at, so this weekend gives us an opportunity to be better, even though it’s a different competition,” said Whiteley.
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