Bismarck suspension means headache for Gold
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Cell C Sharks director of rugby Gary Gold would have ended the Vodacom Super Rugby weekend filled with conflicting emotions – his team looks like it has turned the corner after the win over the Chiefs, but he faces a massive headache related to the captaincy and leadership following the four week suspension of Bismarck du Plessis.
The appointed captain for the season was sent off in the 17th minute of a tempestuous Kings Park encounter with the two time champion team from New Zealand, and Gold found himself spending his Sunday afternoon engaged in trying to defend Du Plessis as he faced a…