Noises from Durban are getting louder that the star flank of the Cheetahs and the Bokke will play for the Sharks in the Super 14 next season.

From the Shark Tank however there is only silence about the question whether the Cheque book has been hauled out to get Brüssow to the Shark Tank.

Mr Rudolph Straeuli, who is responsible for the contracting of players for the Sharks, did not want to comment about the possible move of Brüssow to the Sharks.

“There will be more clarity next week about contracting of players”, is all he said.

However, from Durban we hear that Brüssow was indeed there lately to have talks with the bosses of the Sharks.

It is clear that he still has a valid contract with the Cheetahs for next season (2010) which would keep him in Bloemfontein, but the Sharks are apparently prepared to pay up to R2 million to buy Brüssow out of his contract with the Cheetahs.

It was even mentioned two week ago, before the Currie Cup semi that he might be on his way to the Sharks and this week these rumours surfaced again.

The people from KwaZulu Natal might also have to search for a new Currie Cup coach, because John Plumtree apparently is not keen to be involved with both the Super 14 and the Currie Cup.

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Die geluide uit Durban word al hoe meer dat hierdie sterflank van die Cheetahs en die Springbokke aanstaande seisoen vir die Haaie in die Super 14-rugbyreeks gaan uitdraf.

Uit die Haai-kamp word daar egter nog soos die graf geswyg oor die vraag of die tjekboek uitgehaal is om Brüssow volgende jaar in die Haaitenk te kry.

Mnr. Rudolph Straeuli, wat betrokke is by die kontraktering van spelers by die Haaie, wou hom nie uitlaat oor Brüssow se moontlike skuif na Durban toe nie.

“Daar sal volgende week meer duidelikheid wees oor die kontraktering van spelers,” is al wat hy wou sê.

Tog word daar uit Durban verneem dat Brüssow glo onlangs daar was om samesprekings met die Haaie se rugbybase te voer.

Hy het wel nog ’n kontrak met die Cheetahs wat hom tot die einde van aanstaande seisoen (2010) in Bloemfontein sal hou, maar die Haaie is blykbaar selfs bereid om tot R2 miljoen te betaal om Brüssow uit sy kontrak te koop.

Daar is selfs voor die Curriebeker-halfeindstryd twee weke gelede genoem dat hy dalk op pad na die Haaie toe kan wees, en vandeesweek het daardie gerugte weer kop uitgesteek.

Die KwaZulu-Natallers sal dalk ook aanstaande seisoen ’n nuwe Curriebeker-afrigter moet soek, want John Plumtree is glo nie meer lus om by die Super 14- én Curriebekerspan betrokke te wees nie.