Milestone for captain but Sharks’ focus on team

Sharks scrumhalf and captain Louis Schreuder‚ who will be playing in his 100th Super Rugby game against the Bulls on Saturday‚ said it was all about them winning in Pretoria and less about his milestone.

Schreuder has collected his caps for the Stormers‚ Southern Kings and Sharks.

He has been a key attacking cog for a Sharks backline that has looked like gold when they have received front-foot ball.

The Bulls pack‚ which rocked up against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday in no uncertain terms‚ will target a Sharks pack that could not deal with the physicality presented to them by the Stormers at Kings Park last week.

“I think this milestone is exciting for me,” Schreuder said.

“I haven’t given it much thought yet but it’s not about myself.

“It’s about the team and how they perform.”

In their previous three games‚ the Sharks kept an unchanged outfit but with injuries taking their toll‚ changes had to be made.

Rhyno Smith replaces Aphelele Fassi at fullback while Jeremy Ward switches with Andre Esterhuizen at inside centre.

Jacques Vermeulen moves to blindside flank with Wian Vosloo while Gideon Koegelenberg starts at lock with Ruan Botha taking a break. On the bench‚ hooker Fezokuhle Mbatha and lock Rubin van Heerden are in line for Super Rugby debuts.