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was allocated to refine this vision that would include the match facilities, the pre-and post-match activities and the team. The local press at first were very hesitant to accept the new name and branding and fans were polarised by the radical proposed change that flew in the face of rugby tradition and convention. After much controversy in the media (which very rapidly brought the proposed brand to everyone's attention) and a very successful season supported by great products and promotions, the Sharks were embraced by all. The Sharks' marketing has been widely acknowledged in marketing and rugby circles as best practice and included as a successful case study in many marketing textbooks.
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and season ticket sales have all been very successful. The brand is now internationally recognised and the branding strategy is reaping dividends for all its stakeholders. As a result, since the mid-1990s the Sharks have become one of the most well-recognised and popular unions in the South
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Natal competed in the inaugural Super 10 during the 1993 season. They were in Pool A along with
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season, in 1996. After 11 games the Sharks finished fourth in the final standings, enough to get them through to the finals. They defeated
Queensland at Ballymore 43 to 25 to get into the first Super 12 championship game. They finished inaugural runners-up, losing to Auckland 45 to 21 in Auckland.
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to assume a short-term coaching role for the Sharks. Following days of media reports speculating on
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Super Rugby Final's appearance in 2012, the Sharks produced a lacklustre season in 2013, finishing 8th on the combined log and 4th of 5 teams in the South
African division. Plumtree's final season as Sharks coach was marred by a roster depleted of injuries and perceived tactical challenges.
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was hired as Head Coach and Super Rugby coach for the 2015 Super Rugby Season. McLeod-Henderson resigned after a poor Super Rugby
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in the semi-finals. The following season the Sharks missed the finals, finishing 7th. In 2000 the Sharks finished last in the final standings. However the next season they came second – at the time their best ever finish – and after defeating the
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became coach for the 2016 Currie Cup campaign, as well as the Super Rugby coach from 2017. Du Preez would lead the Sharks to the quarter-finals of Super Rugby for three consecutive years, but did not manage to progress beyond that stage.
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as his assistant. Plumtree took over the head coaching position for the 2007 Currie Cup, whilst Muir took time off to add to his qualifications and learn from some of the most successful coaches in rugby history, such as Sir
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is the home ground of The Sharks. It is locally known as "The Shark Tank". It currently has a capacity of 54,000. In addition to being the home of the Sharks, it is also used during the
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saw the Sharks struggle in the first few weeks, but a run of good form saw them lose only one of their last seven games to sneak into the playoffs in 6th position. They had to travel to
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Waikato, and finished at the top of the pool to face Pool A winners Queensland in the final in Durban. Natal lost the game 21 to 10. Natal did not play in the 1995 series.
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claimed home ground advantage for the final. After travelling over the Indian yet again (the third time in three weeks, 55 000 km travelled in total) to
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on 24 points having played 7 games with the Crusaders and Brumbies both on 23 points having played 6 games. The season was cut short due to the
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was appointed coach, with Kobus van der Merwe as his assistant. In 2002, Clinton Isaacs replaced Van der Merwe as Straeuli's assistant.
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was appointed head coach, with David Williams (backline and attack) and Brent Janse van Rensburg (forwards) as his assistants.
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13:
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3168:. Harper Collins Publishers.
3006:Mairs, Gavin (October 2021).
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2633:Most conversions in a season:
762:, particularly in and around
641:in the other semi-final, the
5160:World Rugby U20 Championship
2719:Most drop goals in a career:
2705:Most drop goals in a season:
2623:Most conversions in a match:
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5155:South Africa Women's Sevens
5024:Rugby union in South Africa
4686:Super Rugby Pacific seasons
2981:"Roc Nation Share Purchase"
2695:Most drop goals in a match:
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1640:) Denotes team captain,
518:Australian International
249:4th South African Shield
97:1995 (Sharks franchise)
4019:Loftus Versfeld Stadium
3989:Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
3034:"Senior Squad Archives"
2830:Quarter-finalists (4):
2609:Most tries in a career:
2599:Most tries in a season:
2591:, v Highlanders, 1997)(
2555:Most points in a match:
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2585:Most tries in a match:
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3185:Ten Years of Super 12
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4949:Super Rugby Unlocked
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3164:Howitt, Bob (2005).
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685:Super Rugby Unlocked
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2775:Quarter-finalists:
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4014:Kings Park Stadium
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3350:Tinotenda Mavesere
3065:. 2 September 2019
2539:Individual records
2174:Kicking and exits
2080:Director of Rugby
1839:Hugh Reece-Edwards
1667:Hugh Reece-Edwards
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3204:https://all.rugby
3085:"Loss to Cardiff"
2987:. 2 February 2021
2959:"SharksvsMunster"
2934:"Sharks Join URC"
2906:Third Place (2):
2713:Boeta Chamberlain
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3458:
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3446:Bradley Davids
3443:
3441:Diego Appollis
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3426:
3425:
3423:
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3407:
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3360:Bongi Mbonambi
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2716:
2709:François Steyn
2702:
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2689:Patrick Lambie
2682:
2679:François Steyn
2675:Patrick Lambie
2668:
2661:Patrick Lambie
2650:
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2569:Patrick Lambie
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2519:Bongi Mbonambi
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1824:
1821:
1808:
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1801:
1794:
1791:
1724:Brendan Venter
1705:Clive Woodward
1694:as assistant.
1658:
1655:
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1650:
1647:
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1632:
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1630:
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1626:Aphelele Fassi
1609:
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1596:
1584:
1572:
1558:
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1523:Jurenzo Julius
1513:
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1485:Diego Appollis
1475:
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1428:
1408:
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1393:Cameron Wright
1383:
1380:Grant Williams
1369:
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1341:Bradley Davids
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1312:
1300:
1288:
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1250:
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1195:Loose forwards
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1190:
1189:
1177:
1165:
1151:
1139:
1127:
1113:
1097:
1096:
1082:
1079:Bongi Mbonambi
1068:
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1026:
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1013:
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998:Trevor Nyakane
987:
973:
961:
959:Mawande Mdanda
949:
935:
921:
909:
895:
875:
874:
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849:
846:
842:Southern Kings
810:
807:
775:
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752:Port Elizabeth
726:
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507:Bongi Mbonambi
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5225:
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5213:Varsity Rugby
5211:
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4044:Rodney Parade
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4012:
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4004:Musgrave Park
4002:
4000:
3997:
3995:
3992:
3990:
3987:
3985:
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3980:
3977:
3975:
3974:Aviva Stadium
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3600:
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3597:
3595:Celtic League
3593:
3590:
3586:
3582:
3573:
3568:
3566:
3561:
3559:
3554:
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3538:
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3427:
3421:
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3416:
3413:
3411:
3408:
3406:
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3396:
3395:Braam Reyneke
3393:
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3351:
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3336:
3333:
3331:
3328:
3326:
3325:Jason Jenkins
3323:
3321:
3318:
3316:
3313:
3311:
3308:
3306:
3303:
3301:
3300:Eben Etzebeth
3298:
3295:
3293:
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3287:George Cronjé
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3194:1-86971-025-8
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3175:1-86950-566-2
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3140:
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3105:
3090:
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3013:
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2985:kaya959.co.za
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2882:
2879:Minor Honours
2872:
2868:
2867:
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2861:
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2778:
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2763:
2759:
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2757:
2756:
2755:Champions Cup
2752:
2748:
2744:
2741:
2740:
2739:
2738:
2737:Challenge Cup
2734:
2733:
2724:
2720:
2717:
2714:
2710:
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2700:
2696:
2693:
2690:
2686:
2683:
2680:
2676:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2662:
2658:
2657:Gavin Lawless
2654:
2651:
2648:
2644:
2641:
2638:
2634:
2631:
2628:
2627:Gavin Lawless
2624:
2621:
2618:
2614:
2610:
2607:
2604:
2600:
2597:
2594:
2590:
2589:Gavin Lawless
2586:
2583:
2580:
2576:
2573:
2570:
2566:
2563:
2560:
2559:Gavin Lawless
2556:
2553:
2550:
2546:
2543:
2542:
2533:
2532:Eben Etzebeth
2528:
2523:
2520:
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2307:
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2299:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2285:Keegan Daniel
2281:
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2268:
2263:
2260:
2259:Johann Muller
2255:
2250:
2247:
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2237:
2234:
2233:Shaun Sowerby
2229:
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2216:
2211:
2208:
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2198:
2195:
2190:
2185:
2184:
2173:
2171:Phiwe Nomlomo
2168:
2163:
2162:
2158:
2156:Philip Lemmer
2153:
2148:
2147:
2143:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2130:
2127:Attack coach
2126:
2124:Dave Williams
2121:
2116:
2115:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2100:
2096:
2094:
2093:John Plumtree
2089:
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2079:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2066:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2045:
2042:
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2039:John Plumtree
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4387:Highlanders
4264:Super Rugby
3888:Cardiff RFC
3862:Zebre Parma
3537:Neil Powell
3496:Siya Masuku
3436:Lukhanyo Am
3385:Ig Prinsloo
3370:Khwezi Mona
3340:Siya Kolisi
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2603:James Small
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2019:Neil Powell
1783:Neil Powell
1472:Lukhanyo Am
1438:Siya Masuku
1248:Nick Hatton
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1149:Reniel Hugo
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3622:Celtic Cup
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3355:Fez Mbatha
3330:Dan Jooste
3139:The Sharks
2920:References
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1939:Jake White
1879:Kevin Putt
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1688:Kevin Putt
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1411:Fly-halves
1405:Tian Meyer
1175:Corne Rahl
1066:Fez Mbatha
1054:Dan Jooste
834:Currie Cup
795:Currie Cup
708:Roc Nation
658:Jake White
521:Ben Tapuai
214:Most tries
201:Top scorer
176:Captain(s)
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44:The Sharks
40:Rugby team
4478:Sunwolves
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4039:RDS Arena
3898:Ebbw Vale
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2938:BBC Sport
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1959:Gary Gold
1923:2008–2013
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1899:Dick Muir
1883:2002–2005
1863:2001–2002
1823:1996–1999
1744:Gary Gold
1720:John Smit
1696:Dick Muir
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1582:Yaw Penxe
756:Cape Town
670:Gary Gold
639:Crusaders
627:Cape Town
619:Australia
603:Australia
560:Crusaders
231:League(s)
164:Coach(es)
129:Ground(s)
79:Emblem(s)
59:Full name
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5077:Amateurs
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4443:Jaguares
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1657:History
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