Sale Sharks Target Springbok Quintet
- 2015
Premiership club Sale Sharks have their sights set on five Springboks according to Netwerk 24.
According to the report, Stormers prop Steven Kitshoff and the Sharks quartet of hooker Akker van der Merwe and the du Preez brothers Dan, Jean-Luc and Robert Jnr are high on the clubs shortlist.
The Afrikaans publication added that Sale made Kitshoff an offer that will be difficult for him to refuse. Kitshoff had a two-year stint with Bordeaux in France, before returning to the Stormers in 2017. The 26-year-old boasts 37 Tests.
Loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez (13 Tests) and flyhalf Robert (1 Test) have been with Sale on loan and will return to the Durban-based Sharks for this year's Super Rugby competition.
Dan du Preez, also a loose forward, boasts four Tests, while Van der Merwe played three times for the Boks in 2018.
Faf de Klerk has since signed a deal that will keep him at Sale until 2023 while the other South Africans at the club include Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Jono Ross and Scotland International Josh Strauss.
