Sharks lock Eben Etzebeth refused to sugarcoat their current situation as the Durban franchise sit bottom of the table, with 10 defeats in 11 matches in this season's United Rugby Championship.
Sharks lock Eben Etzebeth believes they could run out their strongest team yet in Saturday's United Rugby Championship clash against Ulster.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth became only the second player to win back-to-back SA Rugby's Player of the Year awards on Thursday night.
The Sharks host the Lions in this weekend's only United Rugby Championship clash and will welcome back two-time World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth for the occasion.
Eben Etzebeth missed the Sharks' derby clash with the Stormers due to a "stomach complaint", according to head coach John Plumtree.
Stormers hooker Scarra Ntubeni expects former teammate Eben Etzebeth to be raring to go when the Sharks travel to DHL Stadium for this weekend's URC derby.