Sharks get Bok boost for Munster clash

Two former Springboks are on the bench for the clash at the Kings Park Stadium.

Springboks Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Aphelele Fassi return for the Sharks as Neil Powell named a settled match-day 23 to face Munster in Durban tomorrow.

Director of rugby Powell has tweaked the team from the line-up that received a huge boost with a bonus-point Vodacom United Rugby Championship win against Benetton at Kings Park last week.

Janse van Rensburg, who left the field against Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarterfinal with a concussion, has been passed fit and he comes onto the bench with Fassi.

The continuity in team selection remains, with just one change to the starting XV, Jeandre Labuschagne replacing Hyron Andrews in the second row.

The Sharks, in eighth place on the United Rugby Championship log before the final round of the league phase of the competition, come into this clash with a 50-35 Champions Cup last-16 victory over Munster three weeks ago, also at The Shark Tank.

“I don’t think it’s going to be the same team that rocks up here, especially after the way we played them last time,” Sharks prop Thomas du Toit says. “They will be much better prepared, they would have had some hard, tough conversations in their camp after that game.

“So this is a different ball game, we’re not expecting 50 points – although if it comes, we’ll definitely take it – but we expect a really tough game.

“We want to end in the top seven at least and as high as we possibly can, we’re not looking at the other games and who is winning or losing, our focus on is ourselves,” he adds. “Our focus is on a win, first and foremost, and then hopefully a bonus point.”

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