Sharks still missing their tank
The Sharks will have to do without the services of destructive prop Thomas du Toit for at least another week.
Team doctor Alan Kourie confirmed that Du Toit is still suffering from a toe injury.
He added that the prop, nicknamed Thomas the Tank, and is unlikely to be cleared to face the Eastern Province Kings in a Currie Cup Round Eight match in Durban on Saturday.
Conrad Hoffmann, a late withdrawal from the team that played the Blue Bulls last week, has a buttock muscle strain and a fitness call will be made later in the week.
Similarly lock Stephan Lewies, who has a chronic knee problem, may be ready by the end of the week – should he be passed fit.
Jacques Botes has a sternoclavicular joint sprain, but will also be subjected to a fitness test to ascertain his availability in this game.
Sharks forwards coach Paul Anthony winning at Loftus is big, for anybody, but the secret is to put that behind them and turn our attention to the next challenge.
"All our thinking is now on the EP Kings," Anthony said.
"They will come here [to Durban] with nothing to lose and we need to focus purely on them."
