Sharks pre-season training squad . . .

New Sharks Super Rugby coach Robert du Preez has named an impressive pre-season provisional squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season.

The squad is as follows:

Forwards: Beast Mtawarira, Chiliboy Ralepele, Coenie Oosthuizen, Dan du Preez, Enoch Mnyaka, Etienne Oosthuizen, Franco Marais, Francois Kleinhans, Giant Mtyanda, Hyron Andrews, Jacques Vermeulen, Jean Deysel, Jean Droste, John-Hubert Meyer, Jean-Luc du Preez, Juan Schoeman, Keegan Daniel, Khaya Majola, Lourens Adriaanse, Mzamo Majola, Philip van der Walt, Ruan Botha, Stephan Coetzee, Stephan Lewies, Tera Mtembu, Thomas du Toit

Backs: Andre Esterhuizen, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Cobus Reinach, Curwin Bosch, Clemont Poitrenaud, Garth April, Ilunga Mukendi, Inn Radebe, Jeremy Ward, Johan Deysel, Kobus van Wyk, Lukhanyo Am, Lwazi Mvovo, Marius Louw, Michael Claasens, Odwa Ndungane, Pat Lambie, Rowan Gouw, Rhyno Smit, S’bura Sithole, Sibusiso Nkosi, Tristan Blewett

If anyone is wondering what former French test star Clemont Poitrenaud is doing in that squad, you can read about it here.

Isn't it a bit optimistic to list Esterhozen among the backs? After all our best coach said flank was his highest calling.

Moffie, please keep your childish spite off rugby-related threads.
Thanks in anticipation.

Spite....hahaha....a bit rich coming from the king of the hissyfit. No this is simply fact, it's obvious Esterhozen's career is going nowhere as a centre, except occasionally to the card bench. So why not go back to Jake's concept. After all he is our most succesful coach of this century. And it was well received by Sharksworld, as this quote shows: 'Esterhuizen certainly has the size and physical presence to make this move and since the Sharks just lost a number of quality players in this position and the senior side is now playing a lock to cover flank, it could just be a great move for the Sharks and will be watched with interest.'

 Mozart thinks that players like Fat Fransie and Willem Alberts were top class when playing for the Sharks - so what el se can be expected from the Village idiot. 

 clevermike Status: Hall Of Fame Posts: 24402 The Sharks have two weak links in their team April 29, 2016, 11:20:46 The two are Andre Esterhuizen and Coenie Oosthuizen - they gave away 10 points on a platter to the Chiefs and that was the end of the game as it was. That is not the way a team can improve. Oosthuizen cannot scrum to save his life - Esterhuizen's defense is a joke in bad taste. Schplottttttttt.

Liars get caught out.....you are the prince of liars Oom Poof.

 I personally does not like Esterhuysen and has criticizes him from time to time.   I do not lie about the issue Moffie - I am objective.  You lied constantly about players and I definitely prefer Esterhuysen to the disgustingly poor Fat Fransie Steyn.    

 "Janse van Rensburg"? ... any relation to Rohan?
How about "Johan Deysel"? Not perhaps a brother of Jean?
A lot of new names there. Hope to see something good come of it. Can't get any worse.