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Sale bring in Hyron Andrews on short-term deal from the Sharks
By Neil Fissler
Sale have signed South African lock Hyron Andrews from the Sharks, the Durban-based United Rugby Championship club, on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
Andrews has this season played four games for the struggling South African franchise, who are bottom of the URC table with only one win – all of his appearances have come off the bench and have ended in defeat for John Plumtree’s side.
Known for his high work rate, the 28-year-old was sent off for the first time in his career for a dangerous clean-out when Zebre Parma ended an 18-month wait for a win in November.
A former South African schools and U20s international who joined the Sharks in 2016, he was banned for four games and returned to action in their defeat to the Stormers last weekend.
Andrews has made 83 appearances for the Sharks, scoring three tries, and was part of the side that suffered a Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Toulouse last season.
Andrews will act as cover for Jonny Hill, who suffered a season-ending injury last month, and Dan du Preez, His arrival will pave the way for teammate Le Roux Roets, who is moving from Durban to Manchester this summer.
Second row enforcer Roets will replace Cobus Wiese, who recently confirmed that he is returning to South Africa to join the Bulls next season.
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Not sure they the article doesn’t hit on TMO this year, that’s were they were putting focus right. The fact the other areas haven’t improved shows just how poor the comp is at focusing on its direction. There should still have been further gains in both those areas this year even it if didn’t have the same focus as others. The whistle to restart time, like touch finders of 26 seconds, surely has to be a key focus area next year. Why should a side be given so much time to kick for touch? Cut that down to 5 or 10 seconds, penalties both become less of key stalling/defensive strategy, and become more ‘live’ with tap kicks becoming much more favourable quick actions. Theres absolutely no reason we have to wait over 10 secs for the preferred kicker to walk up and try and take maximum advantage, especially when half the time its just a delay tactic to give the forwards time to plan, as the kicker hardly even trys to find the corner with his kick, anyone could have kicked it straight out for the lineout.
Go to commentsShame. Hope something else can be arranged.
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