With stronger conviction, he reckons the hitherto snoozing Sharks will get it right in a critical clash (at least for them) with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
As for the Lions, they will probably be on the receiving end, alas, of the concerted push by the Crusaders to restore some heavyweights to their starting XV in Christchurch ... maybe influenced by the Highvelders’ tour-opening theft of the spoils against the Blues?