Bulls Currie Cup mentor Gert Smal didn't want to discuss the merits of Bismarck du Plessis' red card at the weekend but is nonetheless disappointed that he can't select the veteran hooker.
The Sharks barely managed to avoid slipping on the banana skin that is Griquas, also surviving a red card shown to flanker OJ Noa to boot, in claiming a 24-23 win in their opening Currie Cup match of 2022.
Of the six Currie Cup debutants the Sharks will be fielding when they play the Griquas in their Currie Cup opener at King's Park on Wednesday, Oluwajon 'OJ' Noa's name was the most interesting one.