No shark eat shark for Durban brothers
Coach Robert du Preez’s three sons all played significant roles in the Currie Cup final win
There are three brothers in the Sharks team that won the Currie Cup at Newlands on Saturday‚ but the theme of “brother for brother” rather than sibling rivalry drove the triumph. The Sharks beat Western Province 17-12 at Newlands to capture their eighth Currie Cup title and the first in five years. It was an upset considering they were beaten 50-28 at Newlands in pool play earlier in the campaign. Coach Robert du Preez’s three sons — flyhalf Rob‚ and twins in the back row‚ Dan and Jean-Luc — all played significant roles in the win. But it was the theme of brotherhood that underpinned the collective performance, according to Du Preez senior. “I have to give credit to this group of players‚ and particularly [Currie Cup captain] Chiliboy [Ralepelle]‚ who played a magnificent leadership role throughout the whole season‚” Du Preez senior said. “We have had a theme over the past couple of weeks called ‘brother for brother’. It’s all about playing for each other‚ and the whole squad has to...
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