The Sharks meet the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday in the first of five successive derby games against South African opposition, knowing that a good performance is vital.

It's that time of the year again, when our female supporters start getting all revved up and excited for their morning of smiles and laughter with their favourite team.

With continuity in team selection paying off last week, Sharks coach John Plumtree has opted to once more go, as far as possible, with the team that beat the Western Force, with just two changes made for the Cheetahs game.

The Sharks will be hoping that two consecutive victories can translate into the kind of confidence and form that leads to a third straight win when they visit Bloemfontein to take on the Cheetahs this weekend.

For Sharks coach John Plumtree, naming an unchanged line-up for successive games, and successive wins at that, was just reward for the players whose grit and determination was paid off.

The Sharks scored their sixth-ever half-century of points in Vodacom Super Rugby history when their seven tries led to a 53-11 defeat of the Western Force at Mr Price KINGS PARK on Saturday.

On a beautiful early-winter’s evening at Mr Price KINGS PARK, conditions were perfect for great rugby, and certainly The Sharks dished up a polished performance to see off the Western Force 53 points to 11.

Catch the live updates of the action from the Vodacom Super Rugby Week Twelve match between The Sharks and Western Force from Mr Price KINGS PARK, from 5.05pm on Saturday.

Sharks and Springbok rugby stars Odwa Ndungane and Marius Joubert dropped in to visit nurses at Life Westville Hospital to thank them for their efforts as part of World Nurses Day today.

Our weekly preview reaches game 11 for The Sharks as they look to Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Western Force at Mr Price KINGS PARK with a renewed sense of purpose.