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JP Pietersen poised to take over from John Plumtree as Sharks head coach

Independent online (SA) 05 Dec 2025
Sharks coach John Plumtree is set to step back from the head coach role at the Durban team from next week, with former Springbok JP Pietersen taking the reins ... Plumtree is in Toulouse with the team for ...
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News24 | Plumtree steps down as head coach of struggling Sharks

News24 05 Dec 2025
The Sharks will part ways with head coach John Plumtree ... .
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EXCLUSIVE | John Plumtree endorses JP Pietersen as the new Sharks head coach

Independent online (SA) 05 Dec 2025
Plumtree was supposed to step down at the end of the season, around May next year, but he says his “battery is drained”, and he needs a recharge ... “I’m stepping aside but not away,” Plumtree told Independent Media.
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Plumtree dejected after big loss as Sharks contemplate URC without Etzebeth

Independent online (SA) 30 Nov 2025
Meanwhile, Sharks coach John Plumtree did not attempt to hide his disappointment at his team’s failure in Galway ... Plumtree was alluding to the presence of Sharks owner ... Plumtree said ... Plumtree added.
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I will give my best until the end, says beleaguered Sharks coach Plumtree ahead of ...

Independent online (SA) 28 Nov 2025
Greek mythology and its curse over those in power aside, the defiant Plumtree says he will fight for the Sharks until the end ... Right now, I am still here, and I am committed to doing my best,” Plumtree said.
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Sharks’ Masotti backs Plumtree as interim consultant set to join team

Independent online (SA) 02 Nov 2025
The Sharks’ American boss, Marco Masotti, has come out in support of beleaguered coach John Plumtree and says help is on the way as the team negotiates a difficult start to the United Rugby Championship.
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Jake White slams ‘flawed' SA rugby system after Sharks axe John Plumtree

Independent online (SA) 31 Oct 2025
Former Bulls coach Jake White has come out to bat for Sharks boss John Plumtree, who this week was informed that he would be replaced as head coach at the end of the current season ... “In Plumtree’s ...
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Jake White slams ‘flawed’ SA rugby system after Sharks reassign John Plumtree

Independent online (SA) 31 Oct 2025
Former Bulls coach Jake White has come out to bat for Sharks boss John Plumtree, who this week was informed that he would be replaced as head coach at the end of the current season ... “In Plumtree’s ...
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Kiwi Plumtree to step down as Sharks head coach

Yahoo Daily News 29 Oct 2025
Former New Zealand assistant coach John Plumtree will step down as head coach of the Sharks at the end of this season, the South African club announced on Wednesday ... "John Plumtree will step down ...
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New roles for Plumtree and Powell as shake-up hits Shark Tank

Independent online (SA) 29 Oct 2025
John Plumtree will see out the season as head coach of the Sharks before moving into a new position at the Durban franchise, as change rumbles through the Shark Tank ... Plumtree reportedly found out about it after the fact and was livid ... .
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Plumtree says Sharks are starting to show teeth

Business Day 28 Oct 2025
Durban side’s coaches aim to boost confidence during five-week break in URC action .
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Plumtree eyes Springbok boost as Sharks plan for Connacht showdown after international break

Independent online (SA) 26 Oct 2025
Sharks coach John Plumtree is hoping to take advantage of the timing of their next United Rugby Championship (URC) fixture – an away clash against Connacht on 29 November – which coincides with the Springboks’ northern hemisphere tour.
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John Plumtree admits Sharks ‘still not clicking’ despite first URC win against Scarlets

Independent online (SA) 26 Oct 2025
Sharks coach John Plumtree admitted that his team has yet to click despite Saturday’s bonus-point 29-19 victory over bottom side the Scarlets at Kings Park – their first win of the United Rugby Championship season.
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Sharks have taken honest look in the mirror, says coach John Plumtree ahead of Scarlets

Independent online (SA) 24 Oct 2025
Sharks coach John Plumtree says the change room at Kings Park was “not a nice place to be” after his star-studded team was outplayed by Ulster last week ... Plumtree says there has been a “shake-up” in terms of the team’s intent and physicality.
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Sharks coach Plumtree gives last week' s losers a second shot against Scarlets

Independent online (SA) 23 Oct 2025
After last week’s unfortunate defeat to Ulster, Sharks coach John Plumtree has chosen to make minimal changes to the side for this week’s match against the Scarlets at Kings Park.

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