The Sharks are familiar with the Currie Cup play-off territory they find themselves in but taking it to another level is a different story. Last season the Sharks coasted through the round-robin stage, only to encounter difficulty in the semifinals. While they laboured past the Blue Bulls‚ the venomous Western Province side battered them in the showpiece game. Sharks centre Jeremy Ward has seemingly taken in 2017’s lessons and is not looking past Saturday’s first Currie Cup semifinal where the Sharks will be hosting the inconsistent but dangerous Golden Lions. "We’ve been speaking about consistency as a unit for a long time and to get two consecutive home semifinals is a really good achievement‚" he said.
"However‚ it’s all about taking it one step further now. We aren’t looking too far ahead and we aren’t looking towards the final. All focus is towards Saturday and the securing of a good result. The conditions in Durban are different at this time of the year so we’re used to ...
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