John Plumtree insists it's not all doom and gloom after the Sharks opened the United Rugby Championship campaign with a 35-19 loss to the Glasgow Warriors.
The Sharks get their 2025/26 United Rugby Championship campaign underway with an away match against the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Friday evening.
World Cup winner Marvin Orie's move to the Sharks has been confirmed by Bulls' coach Johan Ackermann.
Boland booked their spot in the Currie Cup playoffs after a dramatic comeback saw them beat the Pumas while Sharks came out on top against Western Province in a game between the bottom teams.
Griquas condemned the Sharks to a fourth straight defeat in this season's Currie Cup after a 26-17 victory in Kimberley on Friday.
The Pumas crushed the Bulls at Loftus while the Cheetahs beat the Sharks in a low-scoring encounter at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Currie Cup action played on Saturday.