Ex Sports 24Cape Town - The Sharks have secured the services of Griquas prop Lourens Adriaanse from next season.
According to the Volksblad website, Adriaanse will still represent Griquas in this year's Currie Cup before heading to Durban.
He is the third Griquas player to be signed by the Sharks in recent times. Lock Edwin Hewitt and flank Justin Downey have also moved to Durban.
Adriaanse, 25, who excelled for the Cheetahs franchise in this year's Super Rugby competition, will fight it our for a spot in the Sharks team with Springbok Jannie du Plessis.
Cape Town - Australian Super Rugby outfit, the Force, are eager to lure more Western Province players to Perth for next season.
They recently signed WP centre Marcel Brache and prop Chris Heiberg as part of their renewed focus on developing alternate avenues for selecting players.
According to Die Burger's website, the Australians are now also after promising youngsters, fullback/flyhalf Dillyn Leyds and prop Francois van Wyk.
Kevin Foote, a former Ikeys coach who will be assistant coach at the Force next year, confirmed that they have offered the WP duo contracts. Leyds - a former Baby Bok - is currently part of the WP Under-21 side, while Van Wyk was part of WP's Vodacom Cup squad earlier this year.
Foote said the offers are only for one year. "It's a very good opportunity for them. They could always return," said Foote.
The Force also have South Africans, Sias Ebersohn (flyhalf) and Wilhelm Steenkamp (lock), on their books.
OUR FUNCTION IS TO SUPPLY LESSOR RUGBY NATIONS WITH TALENT!!! Quo vadis SA rugby.
Those well know parasites the sharks (Almost as bad as the bulle) are now filtching another guy who starred for the Cheethas. Its so pathetic.
