The Bulls are a South African professional rugby union team based in Pretoria. They play their home matches at Loftus Versfeld. They compete in the United Rugby Championship, having competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020. Prior to 1998, the Bulls competed in the then-Super 12 as Northern Transvaal, as in those years South Africa was represented in the competition by its top four Currie Cup sides from the previous season, instead of the modern Super Rugby teams.
The Sharks is a South African professional rugby union team based in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. They compete internationally in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR Challenge Cup, having competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020. They are centred on the Sharks union, also based in Durban and drawing players from all of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. The team plays its home matches at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium in Durban.
The Sharks are a South Africa rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The Sharks are the current representative team of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union and they draw some of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. For most of their history, the team was known simply as 'Natal', with a nickname of 'The Banana Boys' or Piesangboere in Afrikaans, until the mid-1990s when they were re-branded as the Sharks.
François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn is a South African former professional rugby union player. A utility back who represented his country, he was able to play as a centre, fly-half, full-back and wing.
Patrick Jonathan Lambie is a retired South African professional rugby union player who last played for Racing 92 in the French Top 14. He announced his retirement in January 2019 due to multiple concussions.
Sarel Petrus Marais is a South African professional rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup. His position he plays is Fullback.
Louis Schreuder is a South African rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Bath in Premiership Rugby.
Timothy John Whitehead is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with Western Province. His regular position is centre.
Grant Williams is a South African professional rugby union player currently playing for Sharks. His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.
Super Rugby Unlocked was a professional rugby union competition played in South Africa from 10 October to 21 November 2020. Sponsored by communications company Vodacom, the tournament replaced the South African component of the incomplete 2020 Super Rugby season that was shut down in March of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MJ Pelser is a South African rugby union player for the Zebre in United Rugby Championship. His regular position is flanker.
Kwanda Dimaza is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup. His regular position is flanker or number 8.
David Kriel is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fullback but he can be utilised as a utility back.
The 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 82nd edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union. The competition was won by the Blue Bulls, who beat the Sharks 26–19 after extra time in the final played at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria on 30 January 2021.
Hanro Jacobs is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Sharks in the Currie Cup. His regular position is prop.
Marnus Potgieter is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre or wing.
Jordan Hendrikse is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship, the Hollywood Bets Sharks in the Currie Cup and South Africa internationally. His regular position is fly-half. He is Jaden Hendrikse's brother.
Hanru Sirgel is a South African rugby union player for the Griquas in the Currie Cup. His regular position is flanker.
Raegan Oranje is a South African rugby union player for the Griquas in the Currie Cup. His regular position is scrum-half.
Murray Koster is a South African rugby union player from East London, Eastern Cape. He plays for the Sharks franchise as a centre.
