At the midway mark of the club s celebrated fifth season, the Warriors are just 2-6 and facing an uphill climb to contend for a berth in the six-team Major League Rugby Championship Series.
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HERRIMAN Mikey Te o could ve given up the dream at that moment, and nobody would ve blamed him.
The year was 2018 and the 25-year-old fullback from Long Beach, California, was playing for San Diego Legion in the inaugural season of Major League Rugby. In the Legion s very first match, Te o collided with Austin fullback Sione Fangaiuiha as he went to kick a ball and heard the all-too-familiar for many athletes pop from his lower extremities.
The Legion went on to win the match, but tests later confirmed the worst for Te o: a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and 6-9 painful, grueling months of rehabilitation.
S bu Nkosi (Gallo Images)
As the Sharks contemplate a particularly untimely loss to the Lions, they at least know that their Bok winger, S bu Nkosi, is hitting form.
The 24-year-old was a standout performer at Ellis Park and looks hungry to take the lead in his team s push for a Currie Cup title.
Coach Sean Everitt is also enjoying the competitiveness of the tournament.
There wasn t exactly a lot of positives for the Sharks to take out of their loss to the Lions at Ellis Park this weekend, but as they head into a crucial final stretch before the Currie Cup playoffs, they at least have a firing Springbok winger.