SUPER RUGBY
Sharks are on right path, says new Super Rugby captain Louis Schreuder
Newly appointed Sharks Super Rugby captain Louis Schreuder says they have a score to settle after their underwhelming display in 2018. Last season the Sharks flattered to deceive for most of their campaign and narrowly scraped through to the play-offs. They found themselves having to travel to Christchurch for a quarterfinal against eventual champions the Crusaders. They were beaten 40-10 by Scott Robertson’s charges‚ who beat the Lions in the final. The Sharks finished third in the five-team SA conference and eighth overall. That left them with the arduous trans-Indian Ocean trip and they returned defeated. “Last year was a let-down and this year we want to make the play-offs but not only just stop at quarterfinals. “Also‚ playing the Crusaders was a bit of a tall order for us as a young team. This year‚ we want to take it a step further and I think we have the squad and the team to do so‚” Schreuder said. The Sharks though have the confidence of entering this year’s competition on...
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