Sharks to play the "B" team against the Crusaders?

Check out this article on News 24 where it's suggested that Robert du Preez Snr will field a weakened team against the Crusaders and save his big guns for the next game on tour against a vulnerable looking Chiefs side.

There are at least 4 front-line players who are actually a bit short of game time who will almost certainly be included against the Crusaders - Akker van der Merwe after his ban and Jean-Luc du Preez, Ruan Botha and Phillip van der Walt after their respective injuries - but for the remaining regular starters, it might be a good idea to rest the likes of Dan du Preez, Beast Mtawarira, Andre Esterhuyzen and Curwin Bosch and save them for the much more winnable game against the Chiefs.

We'll know tomorrow what the coach has in mind but to me it makes sense to give some of the hungrier and less experienced players a chance at upsetting the Crusaders and keep the "A" team fresh for the Chiefs.

Go Sharks!   

Rooinek

Esterhuizen had a bye about three weeks ago and did not play in one round.   And Curwin Bosch already has had a bye as well.   

In the above regard I believe you may be wrong.   

I know it makes sense in terms of the competition (although as poor as the Chiefs are they can still beat you on any day if you're not careful, so it can all backfire), but it's also sad that big contests are sort of watered down in this way to focus on the easier wins. Another reason why this competition should feature fewer teams. Anyway, we'll see what the team looks like.

Fckg sad .................. I'm sure NZ teams don't tour SA 'knowing' t hat they'll lose certain games.

Gosh....I didn't know the Sharks had an A team.

It could also be a con job by the Shark's management, I mean why go public about it?

Rooitwit what a cowardly roll over and die bit of speculation. 

The Sharks need to recall they beat the old crusts in nz playing a lot of the game with 13 men. 

I trust the Sharks have more courage than their weakest link supporter. Field your best available side Sharks. Any idea you can't win so play a B team is rooitwit roll over BS. 

Crusaders are a different beast to what they were under blackadder, cant see it happening again this game. Mind you nothing is certain in sport if it was nobody would watch.

Go the Mighty Crusaders 

Sharks: 15. Aphelele Fassi, 14. Sbu Nkosi, 13. Lukhanyo Am, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Curwin Bosch, 9. Louis Schreuder (captain), 8. Daniel du Preez, 7. Jean-Luc du Preez, 6. Philip van der Walt, 5. Ruan Botha, 4. Ruben van Heerden, 3. Coenie Oosthuizen, 2. Kerron van Vuuren, 1. Thomas du Toit

Substitutes:16. Akker van der Merwe,  17. Mzamo Majola, 18. John-Hubert Meyer, 19. Hyron Andrews, 20. Jacques Vermeulen, 21. Cameron Wright, 22. Robert du Preez, 23. Marius Louw

Thanks - I updated the Sharks team

After blackadder i had serious reservation with Razor as i felt we were getting to insular.

Yes he was impressing at NPC level but i was worried he would bring more of the same, a great player does not always mean a great coach. I was more than happy to be proved wrong.

Hopefully we have him for 4 more years at least. Keep him as Crusaders coach and assistant ABs coach. Goes against our rules I believe but i can always hope

Doubts about their identity, where the hell did you get that idea. Its the snowflake brigade fronting that, something you know well eh snowflake hahahaha

"I'm glad the Sharks never took the wimp Houwing's advice."

Can't stand the idiot!...worse than Keo!!!

Dont see you complaining about the Saracens name, closet jihadi there snowflake?

Yes, good old Houwing, he of the belligerently frequent adjective and the long labored sentence paragraph which - if not helplessly adrift in the stinking, if not quite pungent swamp of his glimmering wordplay - may have been made gleefully shorter by simply getting to the inevitable point instead of skillfully walking, if not quite painfully jogging, around it in confidently expanding circles.

Lol Pakie, you know mos man!

Just call them what they are Champions :)

How does that name stick in your craw snowflake  hahahaha