The Sharks a season ago had all the big name Springboks, but very little to show in league standings in the United Rugby Championship. Now the big names are less, but the identity is huge.
That is the change JP Pietersen is making at a club that spent too long being judged by the Springboks in its squad and not by the rugby it played. The “Galacticos” tag was never a compliment. It said the Sharks had the stars, the money and the expectation, but not the performances to match.
Pietersen knows the difference. He was one of the most
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