SHARKS PRE-SEASON TRAINING SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT

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Thursday, 19th November 2015:

The Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby, Gary Gold, has released the names of his provisional pre-season training squad.

This current squad will be bolstered by the return of our Japanese based players, namely Marcell Coetzee, Willie le Roux, JP Pietersen, Jacques Potgieter and Renaldo Bothma, who will join the squad in January 2016.

FORWARDS
Ayron Schramm
Barend Potgieter
Christiaan de Bruin
Coenie Oosthuizen
Dale Chadwick
David McDuling
Etienne Oosthuizen
Franco Marais
Francois Kleinhans
Gerhard Engelbrecht
Hyron Andrews
Jean Deysel
Kyle Cooper
Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira
Lubabalo Mtyanda
Monde Hadebe
Mzamo Majola
Philip van der Walt
Ruan Botha
Sias Koen
Thomas du Toit

BACKS
Andre Esterhuizen
Cobus Reinach
Garth April
Heimar Williams
Innocent Radebe
Joe Pietersen
Johan Deysel
Lukhanyo Am
Lwazi Mvovo
Marius Louw
Michael Claassens
Odwa Ndungane
Patrick Lambie
Paul Jordaan
Sibusiso Nkosi
S’bura Sithole
Stefan Ungerer
Wandile Mjekevu

Players currently undergoing rehab, due to injury:
Beast Mtawarira
Conrad Hoffmann
Daniel du Preez
Jean-Luc du Preez
Juan Schoeman
Khaya Majola
Lourens Adriaanse
Stephan Lewies
Tera Mtembu

A new name on the above list is that of Stormers lock, Ruan Botha who joins us on a two-year deal.

Commenting on his signing Gary Gold added: “Ruan is a young player with a bright future ahead of him. He was part of the SA U/20 squad that won the IRB Junior Championship in 2012 and we look forward to his progress in the black and white jersey.”

The Sharks also wish to advise that the following players have been released from their contracts to pursue other options:

Jaco van Tonder
JC Astle
Lionel Cronje
Marco Wentzel
Waylon Murray
Wiehan Hay