Sharks finally got their BlitzBok
TRANSFER NEWS: The Sharks have landed the signature of South Africa sevens star Werner Kok.
The 26-year-old is the ninth player to join the Sharks and the third Western Province player to swap Cape Town for Durban.
Kok is currently playing for Toulouse, having signed a short-term deal with the club as a medical joker for the duration of the World Cup.
We challenged #OurSharks players to see if they could guess who our new signings are. Here is Cameron Wright taking a guess from yesterday’s clues.
Did you guess the correct answer? #OurSharksForever pic.twitter.com/YQcxFo0Hc0
— The Sharks (@TheSharksZA) September 18, 2019
He will join the Sharks for the 2020 Super Rugby season.
However, Kok will miss a vast majority of Super Rugby season, due to his BlitzBoks commitment. According to the video released via Sharks’ official Twitter account, Kok confirmed he will only join the team after the completion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which run from July 24 to August 9.
The other confirmed signings are Jordan Sesink-Clee (WP & Maties), Michael Kumbirai (Stormers), Henco Venter (Cheetahs), Jordan Chait (Maties), Sikhubuzo Notshe (Stormers), James Venter (Lions), Madosh Tambwe (Lions), Retshegofaditswe ‘Ox’ Nché (Cheetahs).
We would like to introduce Werner Kok who will be joining the @CellC Sharks family.
Welcome to the number one team to play for, work for and shout for 🦈#OurSharksForever pic.twitter.com/ljvGxoLIDs
ADVERTISEMENT— The Sharks (@TheSharksZA) September 18, 2019
