Natal Sharks
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The Sharks' home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal Rugby Union, founded in 1890. The team was known simply as 'The Banana Boys' until the mid-1990s.
The Sharks of the Super Rugby competition are basically the same team - they also play in Durban and draw their players from the KwaZulu-Natal area. For most of Super Rugby history, the Sharks Super Rugby franchise drew players from a larger area than did the Natal Sharks, with the rugby unions of Border, based in East London and Eastern Province from Port Elizabeth included in the Sharks franchise.
Read more about Natal Sharks: History, The Sharks Brand, KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, The Natal Duikers and The Wildebeest, The Natal Sharks Academy, The Natal Sharks Region, Natal Springboks (past and Present)
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