Pead gets No 9 jersey for Lions’ French test

Haashim Pead will make his first start for the Lions in Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match against Perpignan at the Stade Aime Giral. The former Junior Boks scrumhalf scored a match-winning try in the Vodacom URC clash against the Sharks in Durban and also came off...

Bok skyscraper out for season

Springbok lock Lood de Jager is facing a race against time to be fit for the start of what is shaping up to be a blockbuster international season. De Jager’s Japanese club, the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights, confirmed on Friday that the towering lock will miss the...
Nemo excited to swim with Sharks

Nemo excited to swim with Sharks

Sharks-bound tighthead prop Nemo Roelofse says a decade in France has helped shape him into a better all-round player. Roelofse, currently playing for Perpignan, will link up with the Sharks next season. “I developed a lot in France, I learned how to be better in the...

Bok brothers spearhead Sharks attack

The Sharks boast a halfback pairing with Springbok pedigree for Saturday’s decisive Investec Champions Cup clash against Clermont in Durban. Jordan and Jaden Hendrikse combine at flyhalf and scrumhalf respectively, headlining several key changes to the Sharks side for...