The Sharks have named a squad of twenty seven players to do duty in the Neo Africa tri-series in Cape Town over the next week and a half,  three young players were selected in the place of a few players out  with niggles, those being Anton Bresler, Dan Ojiambo and Mark Richards the Springbok 7’s Flyer.

Also as reported In Sharksworld the young Loose forward from South Western Districts Jacques Engelbrecht will join up with the Squad on a trial basis and is sure to get some game time. With two if the five Sharks loose forwards still out injured being Jean Deysel ( knee surgery) and Keegan Daniel ( struggling with a back injury).

 Steven Sykes (calf) and Luzuko Vulindlu (knee) are the other squad members who sustained minor injuries during last Tuesdays warm up against the Sharks XV, but should still be ready to take their places in the squad for the start of the Super series. Sykes is replaced by young Anton Bresler and Engelbrecht and Ojiambo replace the injured Deysel and Daniel, with Mark Richards called in as cover for the outside backs.

Here is the 27-man squad named by the Sharks:
Forwards: Beast Mtawarira,John Smit, Eugene van Staden, Jannie du Plessis, Craig Burden, Bismarck du Plessis, Anton Bresler, Alistair Hargreaves, Ross Skeate, Gerhard Mostert, Jacques Botes, Willem Alberts, Ryan Kankowski, Daniel Ojiambo
Plus of course trialist Jacques Engelbrecht

Backs: Charl McLeod, Conrad Hoffman, Pat Lambie, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Meyer Bosman, Riaan Swanepoel, Adi Jacobs, Stefan Terblanche, JP Pietersen, Mark Richards, Odwa Ndungane, Lwazi Mvovo, Louis Ludik