More Springbok Injury Woes For Sharks Ahead Of Bordeaux Showdown

The Sharks will be without several Springboks ahead of their final Champions Cup group showdown against Bordeaux Begles on Sunday 3pm kick-off.

Flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse, winger Makazole Mapimpi and tighthead Vincent Koch all failed Head Injury Assessments following this past Saturdays 20-8 loss to Toulouse in Durban.

The Challenge Cup holders are already without influential Bok lock Eben Etzebeth, who is also battling to recover from a concussion, and backs Andr Esterhuizen and Aphelele Fassi.

Hendrikse, Koch and Mapimpi will be monitored over the next week to see if they can link up with the squad in Wales next week, where they will resume their United Rugby Championship campaign against Cardiff.

The Sharks ambitions at the 33 000-seater Stade Chaban-Delmas took a knock with the absence of the Bok trio, but the team are still pushing for a place in the Round of 16 of the Champions Cup.