Sharks coach John Plumtree did not hold back his disappointment in his charges following their loss to the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship semifinal on Saturday.
Leinster cruised into the United Rugby Championship (URC) final after beating defending champions Glasgow Warriors 37-19 in Dublin on Saturday.
Playmaker Johan Goosen returns to the Bulls starting XV for their all-South African United Rugby Championship semifinal against the Sharks on Saturday.
Bulls forward Cameron Hanekom was named the United Rugby Championship's Next-Gen Player of the Season, while five other Springboks made the URC Elite XV.
Bulls coach Jake White has backed flyhalf Keagan Johannes ahead of their United Rugby Championship semifinal against the Sharks in Pretoria on Saturday.
Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber has dismissed the backlash over Springbok Jaden Hendrikse's controversial wink during the Sharks' URC quarter-final win against Munster, labeling it as typical rugby banter.