Coaches
Between 1996 and 1999 the Sharks were coached by former Springbok coach Ian McIntosh, with Hugh Reece-Edwards as his assistant. In 2000 Reece-Edwards took over as coach with Jake White and Allister Coetzee as assistants. All three were replaced the following year however as Rudolph Straeuli was appointed coach, with Kobus van der Merwe as his assistant. In 2002 Clinton Isaacs replaced van der Merwe as Straeuli's assistant. The partnership did not last however, as both were replaced before the season had finished. Kevin Putt was appointed as Straeuli's replacement, and Theo van Rensburg as assistant. Isaacs returned as Putt's assistant in 2003, and the two continued to coach the team until after the 2005 season. Dick Muir replaced Putt for 2006 and has been head coach since, with John Plumtree as his assistant. Plumtree took over the head coaching position for the 2007 Currie Cup, whilst Muir took time off to add to his qualifications and learn from some of the most successful coaches in rugby history, such as Sir Clive Woodward. Since 2008 John Plumtree has taken over as full-time coach and Dick Muir moved into the position of Assistant Springbok coach and later on coach of the Lions.
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