Sharks braced for a Blues day at Kings Park
We can't be up for a Kiwi game and down for an Aussie game‚ says flyhalf Robert du Preez
To whom much is given‚ much is expected and after their legendary antics against the New Zealand franchises in 2018‚ the Sharks have a heavy burden on their shoulders. To say the Sharks were adequate against New Zealand sides last season is selling them short. They were more than exemplary‚ especially when their inconsistency tended to manifest itself against the Australian teams. They beat the Blues‚ Highlanders and the Chiefs. They lost narrowly to the Hurricanes but they were predictably beaten by the Crusaders in the quarterfinals. Disappointingly‚ they drew with the Waratahs while they were well beaten by the Rebels and Brumbies. Flyhalf Robert du Preez was in the belly of the results beast in 2018 when the Durban side asked questions the New Zealand teams had difficulty answering‚ only for the Australian sides to crack the Sharks code with remarkable ease. It was the Blues who blinked first against the Sharks in 2018 but Du Preez is wise enough to understand that the windfall ...
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