Missing their Springbok heavyweights, the Sharks have opted to beef up their pack with a 6-2 bench split against the Bulls. Springbok Francois Venter will make his Sharks debut in midfield on Sunday.
In a change of pace, two local clashes are happening in this weekend’s United Rugby Championship action. Both encounters take place in Gauteng, with the Bulls hosting the Sharks at Loftus. The Stormers take on the Lions at Ellis Park.
The Sharks restored South African pride in the United Rugby Championship when they went through the gears in beating the Glasgow Warriors 40-12 at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.
The scoreline won't reflect it but the Sharks were well in this entertaining, blow-for-blow URC clash at the RDS Arena before they completely disintegrated defensively as Leinster scored eight tries to win 54-34.