2018 Sharks (rugby union) season

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Sharks
2018 season
Head coachRobert du Preez
CaptainRuan Botha
StadiumGrowthpoint Kings Park, Durban /
Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
Overall8th
South African Conference3rd
RecordWon 7, Drew 1, Lost 8
Lost in Quarterfinals
Top try scorerAll: Lukhanyo Am and
Robert du Preez (5)
Top points scorerAll: Robert du Preez (215)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2019 →
South African Rugby 2018

In 2018, the Sharks participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Lions and Stormers.

The Sharks won seven, drew one and lost eight of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish third in the South African Conference, and in 8th place overall to qualify for the finals as a wildcard team. They lost in their qualifier match to the Crusaders.

Personnel[]

Squad[]

The following players were named in the Sharks squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[1]

2018 Sharks squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Sharks
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Lukhanyo Am Centre (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 24) 25 15 15 10
South Africa Hyron Andrews Lock (1995-07-06)6 July 1995 (aged 22) 10 0 10 0
South Africa Garth April Fly-half (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 26) 20 97 20 97
South Africa Tristan Blewett Centre (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Curwin Bosch Fly-half (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 20) 16 156 16 156
South Africa Ruan Botha Lock (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 26) 42 10 16 5
South Africa Michael Claassens Scrum-half (1982-10-28)28 October 1982 (aged 35) 58 5 29 5
South Africa Keegan Daniel Loose forward (1985-03-05)5 March 1985 (aged 32) 117 80 117 80
Namibia Johan Deysel Centre (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 26) 4 5 4 5
South Africa Jean Droste Lock (1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 24) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Dan du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22) 26 25 26 25
South Africa Jean-Luc du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22) 27 15 27 15
South Africa Robert du Preez Fly-half (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 24) 14 107 0 0
South Africa Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 22) 36 20 36 20
South Africa André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 23) 40 15 40 15
South Africa Ross Geldenhuys Prop (1983-04-19)19 April 1983 (aged 34) 52 0 0 0
South Africa Gideon Koegelenberg Lock (1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Stephan Lewies Lock (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 26) 51 5 51 5
South Africa Marius Louw Centre (1995-10-24)24 October 1995 (aged 22) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Mzamo Majola Prop (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 22) 4 0 0 0
South Africa Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 27) 14 55 0 0
South Africa Franco Marais Hooker (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 25) 34 0 34 0
South Africa Khutha Mchunu Prop (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa John-Hubert Meyer Prop (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 24) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 32) 136 25 136 25
South Africa Tera Mtembu Loose forward (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 (aged 27) 40 15 40 15
South Africa Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 31) 112 170 112 170
South Africa S'busiso Nkosi Wing (1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 22) 7 15 7 15
South Africa Coenie Oosthuizen Prop (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28) 102 50 28 10
South Africa Tyler Paul Loose forward (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 23) 15 5 0 0
South Africa Chiliboy Ralepelle Hooker (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 31) 93 30 24 10
South Africa Juan Schoeman Prop (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 26) 10 0 10 0
South Africa Louis Schreuder Scrum-half (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 27) 80 15 0 0
South Africa Rhyno Smith Fullback (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 25) 8 0 8 0
South Africa Akker van der Merwe Hooker (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 26) 49 35 0 0
South Africa Philip van der Walt Loose forward (1989-07-14)14 July 1989 (aged 28) 73 30 24 5
South Africa Kerron van Vuuren Hooker (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Kobus van Wyk Wing (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 26) 43 80 13 35
South Africa Jacques Vermeulen Loose forward (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 23) 8 0 8 0
South Africa Wian Vosloo Loose forward (1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Jeremy Ward Centre (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 22) 15 5 13 5
South Africa Grant Williams Scrum-half (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Courtney Winnaar Fullback (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Cameron Wright Scrum-half (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 23) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Leolin Zas Wing (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 (aged 22) 15 40 0 0
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings · · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders 16 14 0 2 542 295 +247 77 39 7 0 63
2 South Africa Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
3 Australia Waratahs 16 9 1 6 557 445 +112 74 59 4 2 44
4 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 11 0 5 474 343 +131 66 43 5 2 51
5 New Zealand Chiefs 16 11 0 5 463 368 +95 60 48 3 2 49
6 New Zealand Highlanders 16 10 0 6 437 445 −8 59 57 3 1 44
7 Argentina Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
8 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
9 Australia Rebels 16 7 0 9 440 461 −21 57 60 5 3 36
10 Australia Brumbies 16 7 0 9 393 422 −29 56 52 2 4 34
11 South Africa Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
12 South Africa Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
13 Australia Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
14 New Zealand Blues 16 4 0 12 378 509 −131 50 66 2 4 22
15 Japan Sunwolves 16 3 0 13 404 664 −260 48 99 0 2 14
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
2 Argentina Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
3 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
4 South Africa Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
5 South Africa Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
Conference leaders, qualified to the finals. P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Tournament Points
Wildcard teams, qualified to finals.
Competition rules:[2]
Qualification:
Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the Quarter Finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages.
In the Quarter Finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in Quarter Final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in Quarter Final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in Quarter Final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in Quarter Final 2.
The Quarter Final winners will progress to the Semi-Finals, where the winners of Quarter Finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of Quarter Finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team.
The winner of the Semi-Finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.

Tournament Points breakdown:
* 4 tournament points for a win
* 2 tournament points for a draw
* 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match

Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
* Conference Leaders
* Tournament points
* Number of games won
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Overall try difference
* Coin toss

Round-by-round[]

The table below shows the Sharks' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition LIO Bye WAR SUN BRU REB BLU HUR BUL STO Bye HIG BUL CHI JAG Bye LIO STO JAG CRU N/A N/A
Cumulative Points 1 1 3 8 9 9 13 14 14 18 18 23 24 28 28 28 32 32 36 Lost N/A N/A
Position (overall) 5th 11th 12th 7th 9th 10th 10th 9th 10th 9th 11th 8th 10th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th 8th N/A N/A
Position (SA Conf.) 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches[]

The Sharks played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

17 February 2018 Lions 26–19 Sharks Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
17:15 Try: Lionel Mapoe Try 17', 52'
Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 22'
Kwagga Smith Try 59'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 18', 24', 53'
 Report[3]
Scoreboard[4] 		Try: Robert du Preez Try 8'
S'busiso Nkosi Try 42'
Makazole Mapimpi Try 55'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 9', 56'
 Referee: Glen Jackson
3 March 2018 Sharks 24–24 Waratahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:05 Try: Lukhanyo Am Try 18', 46'
Robert du Preez Try 71'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 19', 47', 72'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 12'
 Report[5]
Scoreboard[6] 		Try: Jake Gordon Try 4'
Michael Hooper Try 56'
Mitch Short Try 76'
Con: Bernard Foley Kick 6', 57', 78'
Pen: Bernard Foley Kick 31'
 Referee: Jaco Peyper
10 March 2018 Sharks 50–22 Sunwolves Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:05 Try: Makazole Mapimpi Try 9', 49'
Akker van der Merwe Try 29'
Tera Mtembu Try 36'
Jacques Vermeulen Try 55'
S'busiso Nkosi Try 68'
Cameron Wright Try 75'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 10', 30', 37', 56', 69'
Curwin Bosch Kick 76'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 2'
 Report[7]
Scoreboard[8] 		Try: Lomano Lemeki Try 45'
Wimpie van der Walt Try 59'
Will Tupou Try 78'
Con: Kotaro Matsushima Kick 61'
Ryoto Nakamura Kick 79'
Pen: Harumichi Tatekawa Kick 25'
 Referee: Federico Anselmi
17 March 2018 Brumbies 24–17 Sharks GIO Stadium, Canberra  
19:45 Try: Lausii Taliauli Try 18'
Henry Speight Try 47'
Con: Wharenui Hawera Kick 19'
Pen: Wharenui Hawera Kick 7', 62', 65', 72'
Cards: Lachlan McCaffrey Temporarily suspended from 36' to 46' 36' to 46'
Allan Alaalatoa Temporarily suspended from 53' to 63' 53' to 63' 		Report[9]
Scoreboard[10] 		Try: Thomas du Toit Try 57'
Curwin Bosch Try 77'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 58', 78'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 31'
 Referee: Glen Jackson
23 March 2018 Rebels 46–14 Sharks AAMI Park, Melbourne  
19:45 Try: Anaru Rangi Try 11'
Amanaki Mafi Try 38'
Will Genia Try 56'
Bill Meakes Try 64'
Ross Haylett-Petty Try 68'
Fereti Sa'aga Try 80'
Con: Reece Hodge Kick 12'
Jack Debreczeni Kick 57', 64', 69', 80'
Pen: Reece Hodge Kick 2'
Jack Debreczeni Kick 45'
Cards: Jack Maddocks Yellow card 72' 		Report[11]
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Lwazi Mvovo Try 28'
Marius Louw Try 78'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 30'
Curwin Bosch Kick 78'
Cards: Curwin Bosch Temporarily suspended from 18' to 28' 18' to 28' 		Referee: Shuhei Kubo
31 March 2018 Blues 40–63 Sharks Eden Park, Auckland  
19:35 Try: Michael Collins Try 22'
Akira Ioane Try 45'
Patrick Tuipulotu Try 51'
Stephen Perofeta Try 53'
Rieko Ioane Try 75'
George Moala Try 80'
Con: Stephen Perofeta Kick 23', 46', 52', 53'
Bryn Gatland Kick 76'
Cards: Jordan Trainor Temporarily suspended from 65' to 75' 65' to 75' 		Report[13]
Scoreboard[14] 		Try: Ruan Botha Try 11'
Jean-Luc du Preez Try 34'
Tera Mtembu Try 57'
Robert du Preez Try 60'
Kobus van Wyk Try 72'
Curwin Bosch Try 80'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 11', 34', 58', 61', 72', 80'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 4', 16', 26', 39', 64', 70', 78'
Cards: S'busiso Nkosi Temporarily suspended from 44' to 54' 44' to 54' 		Referee:
6 April 2018 Hurricanes 38–37 Sharks McLean Park, Napier  
19:35 Try: Jordie Barrett Try 8'
Ngani Laumape Try 16', 80'
Vince Aso Try 31'
Con: Ihaia West Kick 18', 32', 80'
Pen: Ihaia West Kick 45', 51', 72', 78'
 Scoreboard[15] Try: Lukhanyo Am Try 21', 36'
Louis Schreuder Try 25'
Tyler Paul Try 73'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 22', 26', 37', 75'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 5', 34', 55'
Cards: Franco Marais Yellow card 80' 		Referee: Nic Berry
14 April 2018 Sharks 10–40 Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: André Esterhuizen Try 39'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 40'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 3'
Cards: Thomas du Toit Temporarily suspended from 48' to 58' 48' to 58' 		Report[16]
Scoreboard[17] 		Try: Warrick Gelant Try 5', 8', 78'
Adriaan Strauss Try 25'
penalty try Try 47'
Johnny Kôtze Try 80'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 6', 10', 26'
Manie Libbok Kick 79'
 Referee: Egon Seconds
21 April 2018 Sharks 24–17 Stormers Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: Lukhanyo Am Try 42'
Jean-Luc du Preez Try 64'
Thomas du Toit Try 73'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 43', 65', 74'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 19'
 Report[18]
Scoreboard[19] 		Try: Raymond Rhule Try 39'
Ramone Samuels Try 52'
Con: Damian Willemse Kick 40', 53'
Pen: Damian Willemse Kick 50'
Cards: Dewaldt Duvenage Temporarily suspended from 59' to 69' 59' to 69' 		Referee: Glen Jackson
5 May 2018 Sharks 38–12 Highlanders Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: Akker van der Merwe Try 1'
Makazole Mapimpi Try 7'
Dan du Preez Try 45'
S'busiso Nkosi Try 62'
Robert du Preez Try 68'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 2', 9', 46', 63', 68'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 33'
 Report[20]
Scoreboard[21] 		Try: Dillon Hunt Try 27'
Teihorangi Walden Try 74'
Con: Lima Sopoaga Kick 29'
 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
12 May 2018 Bulls 39–33 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Warrick Gelant Try 11'
Jesse Kriel Try 15'
Roelof Smit Try 27'
Johnny Kôtze Try 54'
Lood de Jager Try 65'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 16', 27', 55', 67'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 38', 69'
Cards: RG Snyman Temporarily suspended from 34' to 44' 34' to 44' 		Report[22]
Scoreboard[23] 		Try: Curwin Bosch Try 23'
Jacques Vermeulen Try 34'
Jean-Luc du Preez Try 70'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 23', 35', 71'
Pen: Curwin Bosch Kick 40'
Robert du Preez Kick 46', 52', 80'
Cards: Curwin Bosch Temporarily suspended from 10' to 20' 10' to 20'
Lukhanyo Am Temporarily suspended from 69' to 79' 69' to 79' 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
19 May 2018 Sharks 28–24 Chiefs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:05 Try: Robert du Preez Try 10'
Lwazi Mvovo Try 42'
Cameron Wright Try 58'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 11', 58'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 5', 51', 67'
 Report[24]
Scoreboard[25] 		Try: Tyler Ardron Try 18'
Charlie Ngatai Try 47'
Solomon Alaimalo Try 80'
Con: Marty McKenzie Kick 19', 48', 80'
Pen: Marty McKenzie Kick 37'
 Referee: Mike Fraser
25 May 2018 Jaguares 29–13 Sharks José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
16:40 Try: Ramiro Moyano Try 29', 32', 80'
Bautista Delguy Try 71'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez Kick 30', 34', 72'
Pen: Nicolás Sánchez Kick 13'
 Report[26]
Scoreboard[27] 		Try: Ruan Botha Try 40'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 40'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 50', 54'
Cards: Ruan Botha Red card 74' 		Referee: Paul Williams
30 June 2018 Sharks 31–24 Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: Dan du Preez Try 3'
André Esterhuizen Try 59'
Lwazi Mvovo Try 68'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 59', 70'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 13', 39', 63', 73'
 Report[28]
Scoreboard[29] 		Try: Ruan Combrinck Try 8'
Cyle Brink Try 17'
Kwagga Smith Try 40'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 9', 18', 40'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 65'
 Referee: Jaco Peyper
7 July 2018 Stormers 27–16 Sharks DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
17:15 Try: Cobus Wiese Try 7'
EW Viljoen Try 30'
Raymond Rhule Try 37'
Con: Joshua Stander Kick 7', 31', 38'
Pen: Joshua Stander Kick 66', 79'
 Report[30]
Scoreboard[31] 		Try: Kobus van Wyk Try 43'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 44'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 5', 10', 19'
 Referee: Jaco Peyper
14 July 2018 Sharks 20–10 Jaguares Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: Akker van der Merwe Try 22'
Kobus van Wyk Try 53'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 23', 53'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 9', 16'
Cards: Dan du Preez Temporarily suspended from 19' to 29' 19' to 29' 		Report[32]
Scoreboard[33] 		Try: Sebastián Cancelliere Try 66'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 67'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 20'
 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Qualifier 21 July 2018 Crusaders 40–10 Sharks AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Bryn Hall Try 9'
David Havili Try 12'
Matt Todd Try 42'
Braydon Ennor Try 67'
Pete Samu Try 72'
Con: Richie Mo'unga Kick 43', 68', 73'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga Kick 7', 40', 57'
 Report[34]
Scoreboard[35] 		Try: Kobus van Wyk Try 26'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 27'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 48'
 Referee: Mike Fraser

Player statistics[]

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sharks in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Sharks player statistics
Player name LIO WAR SUN BRU REB BLU HUR BUL STO HIG BUL CHI JAG LIO STO JAG CRU SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Juan Schoeman 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A 17 0 0 0 0 0
Franco Marais 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas du Toit 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 N/A N/A 16 2 0 0 0 10
Ruan Botha 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N/A N/A 17 2 0 0 0 10
Stephan Lewies 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 12 0 0 0 0 0
Philip van der Walt 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 N/A N/A 12 0 0 0 0 0
Jacques Vermeulen 7 6 7 7 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 7 7 7 N/A N/A 14 2 0 0 0 10
Dan du Preez 8 20 Substituted in 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A 11 2 0 0 0 10
Cameron Wright 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in N/A N/A 17 2 0 0 0 10
Robert du Preez 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 N/A N/A 17 5 44 34 0 215
Makazole Mapimpi 11 11 11 11 11 11 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 11 23 23 Substituted in N/A N/A 10 4 0 0 0 20
André Esterhuizen 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A 16 2 0 0 0 10
Lukhanyo Am 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 N/A N/A 17 5 0 0 0 25
S'busiso Nkosi 14 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 N/A N/A 13 3 0 0 0 15
Lwazi Mvovo 15 15 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 11 11 11 11 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 11 11 14 11 11 11 N/A N/A 17 3 0 0 0 15
Akker van der Merwe 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 N/A N/A 15 3 0 0 0 15
Tendai Mtawarira 17 Substituted in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 Substituted in 1 1 N/A N/A 14 0 0 0 0 0
John-Hubert Meyer 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A 11 0 0 0 0 0
Hyron Andrews 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Paul 20 Substituted in 7 19 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 N/A N/A 15 1 0 0 0 5
Grant Williams 21 Substituted in N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Curwin Bosch 22 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 N/A N/A 17 3 2 1 0 22
Kobus van Wyk 23 Substituted in 14 14 22 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 14 14 N/A N/A 11 4 0 0 0 20
Keegan Daniel 8 20 Substituted in N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Louis Schreuder 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 N/A N/A 16 1 0 0 0 5
Tera Mtembu 20 Substituted in 8 8 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A 7 2 0 0 0 10
Marius Louw 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 12 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in N/A N/A 16 1 0 0 0 5
Wian Vosloo 6 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 20 Substituted in N/A N/A 6 0 0 0 0 0
Chiliboy Ralepelle 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in N/A N/A 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Geldenhuys 18 Substituted in 18 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 N/A N/A 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gideon Koegelenberg 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mzamo Majola 17 Substituted in 17 17 N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jean-Luc du Preez 20 Substituted in 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 N/A N/A 11 3 0 0 0 15
Garth April 23 Substituted in N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
penalty try – 0 – – – 0
Total 17 50 46 35 0 447

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by Substituted in. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also[]

References[]

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