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The Sharks are drowning
The Citizen
|October 20, 2025
Now and then in the sporting world, we are surprised by the phenomenon of a team that is brilliant on paper failing to deliver.
Lately, Manchester United (I'm not a fan), Belgium football, boxer Adrien Broner, and the Proteas in limited-overs cricket all come to mind. In rugby, it’s France and the Sharks.
The Sharks have been collecting Springboks like Pokémon in recent years. But their success rate is more Team Rocket than Pikachu.
Since a major cash injection when US-based consortium MVM Holdings took a 51% stake in 2021, the Sharks have poached Springboks from other teams at will and secured New Zealand coach John Plumtree since the 2023/24 season.
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