Sharks and Springbok loose-forward Daniel du Preez is one of the bully boys in his team’s erratic pack and focus will be on him to provide the grunt against the Bulls on Saturday. The Sharks pack has picked its moments to rise to the occasion and one of the times they chose not to rock up was against the Bulls at home. They were literally beaten black and blue by John Mitchell’s side and revenge will be high on the Sharks’ menu. Du Preez is aware that there was a physical deficit in April’s 40-10 home defeat to the Bulls and feels his teammates are in better shape to ensure a repeat of the Kings Park humiliation does not take place. "The boys are starting to play together and the forwards are starting to build some momentum‚ which is a good thing. "The set-piece battle is going to be a big one and it will be a big decider in terms of which way the game goes‚" Du Preez said. "If you win the physical battle‚ that’s half the job done. It is something that we pride ourselves on and some...
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