THE LAST GOODBYE

Jun 13 • General News, Super Rugby • 2797 Views • Comments Off on THE LAST GOODBYE

Photo: Anton Geyser

Although it may not be the last time we see the likes of Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis at Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Saturday’s match against the Stormers may well be their last in the colours of the Cell C Sharks.

Whilst hinting that ‘you never know what might happen in the future’, Bismarck du Plessis has paid a tribute to the team where he has played all his professional rugby, and will, on Saturday, run out together with brother Jannie and their Sharks’ brother Beast Mtawarira in their final hurrah as one of world rugby’s most formidable front rows.

It will also be the last time to see ‘The Bone Collector’ – Willem Alberts – who will also feature in his last match for the Durban side.

Loathe to make this match about himself, Bismarck this week spoke of avoiding the limelight, explaining, “I don’t play for any accolades, I just play for my teammates and the respect I have for the guys who play with me.

“This is going to be a very sad day to be leaving The Sharks, I guess I never thought this day would arrive. I’m a Sharks boy through and through, I love the Sharks with all my heart.”

The Cell C Sharks

15. Lwazi Mvovo
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. JP Pietersen
12. Andre Esterhuizen
11. S’bura Sithole
10. Lionel Cronje
9. Stefan Ungerer
8. Renaldo Bothma
7. Willem Alberts
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Marco Wentzel (Captain)
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements
16. Franco Marais
17. Dale Chadwick
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Lubabalo Mtyanda
20. Khaya Majola
21. Conrad Hoffmann
22. Fred Zeilinga
23. Heimar Williams

Courtesy of The Sharks