The Sharks go into the new season with a new coach and some notable signings.
The Sharks sneaked into last season’s URC playoffs in eighth place but were hammered 35-5 by Leinster in the Dublin quarter-final, writes Oliver Keohane. The Durbanites will have to overcome a pretty tough start to have any hopes of changing their fortunes under Plumtree, who has returned for a second stint as head coach.
The Sharks’ 2023-24 URC campaign begins on the road against defending champions Munster, and it’s uphill from there as they travel to the Irish capital for a rematch against Leinster. Playing two of the competition’s strongest sides in the opening two rounds presents an incredible challenge for the Sharks, but also an opportunity to make an early statement under new leadership.
The Sharks squad is teeming with talent, topped up by big-name off-season acquisitions in flyer Aphiwe Dyantyi, Coenie Oosthuizen and Francois Hougaard, and current Springbok scrum anchor Vincent Koch, who has been outstanding for Saracens in recent seasons.sizzled on the left wing for the Lions and the Springboks, earning 13 Test caps and scoring six tries before testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. Dyantyi’s doping ban has come to an end and he is still only 29 years old.
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