Sharks Betting and Odds

The Sharks will feature in the playoff rounds. That's as good as certain in our opinion. The only question is how far will they go? The squad has a more balanced look this year. The midfield was terrible in 2011, and the signing of Tim Whitehead and veteran Marius Joubert will hopefully address this area.

The Durban faithful could be excused if they were a bit sceptical. Many a year was supposed to be the one of the Sharks, but their team have a knack of falling short with their predictable game plan often their undoing.

With Pat Lambie at 10 they will have reason to be optimistic and their forward depth will make them a real contender? Can they go all thee way? We hope so, but we don't expect it.

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2012 Sharks Squad

Props: Jannie du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira, Dale Chadwick, Wiehahn Herbst, Julian Redelinghuys

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Craig Burden, Kyle Cooper

Locks: Alistair Hargreaves, Ross Skeate, Steven Sykes, Anton Bresler, Pieter du Toit, Jandre Marais, Ross Skeate

Back Row: Willem Alberts, Jacques Botes, Keegan Daniel, Jean Deysel, Ryan Kankowski, Skholiwe Ndlovu, Marcell Coetzee

Scrumhalfs: Charl McLeod, Conrad Hoffmann, Frederic Michalak

Flyhalfs: Patrick Lambie, Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Wings: Odwa Ndungane, JP Pietersen, Sibusiso Sithole, Lwazi Ncedo Mvovo

Midfield: Tim Whitehead, Riaan Swanepoel, Meyer Bosman, Marius Joubert

15: Louis Ludik, Gouws Prinsloo, Riaan Viljoen

Sharks Betting Odds

To win the 2012 Super 15: 14/1 (joint sixth favorites)

To win the South African Conference: 5/2

To reach the semi-final: 6/4

Top Try Scorer: Mvovo 5/2. JP Pietersen 7/2

Prediction and Players to Watch

We think the Sharks will make the playoffs, but we aren't convinced that they have the game to go all the way. Beaten semi-finalists, probably on the road. Pat Lambie will play in his preferred position of 10 for most of the season if reports are to be believed. Riaan Viljoen's booming boot adds a new dimension to the Durban side.

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