Jordan Hendrikse slotted a sensational 59-metre penalty in extra time to steal a thrilling 16-14 win for the Sharks over his former team, the Lions, in the Currie Cup Final.
The Sharks’ miserable United Rugby Championship campaign continued as they were beaten 40-10 by the Lions in Johannesburg.
As Covid-19 ravages the Springboks camp, who can the South Africans turn to as the Lions series looms?
Veteran Duane Vermeulen appears to be the first major injury casualty ahead of the British and Irish Lions series against the Springboks in July - writes Jan De Koning.
The Bulls stormed to a 39-6 win over the Stormers in a Super Rugby Unlocked match that was abandoned after 64 minutes due to lightning on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls laid down a marker in Pretoria on Saturday, and the DHL Stormers sneaking through in Nelspruit on Friday.
The Green Team claim bragging rights with a hard-fought 25-9 win over the Gold team at Newlands on Saturday.
The Springboks are finally set to get the show on the road for 2020 with Saturday's trial game in Cape Town that lists Siya Kolisi as one of the captains.
A blend of World Cup-winning Springboks, Blitzboks stars and Junior Boks prospects have been named in two 25-man squads for the Springbok Showdown trial match to be held next week.
