New head coach John Plumtree wants the Sharks to play a brand of rugby that they have been renowned for.
New head coach John Plumtree wants the Sharks to play a brand of rugby that they have been renowned for, writesPlumtree’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday following months of speculation that he would return to Durban for a second stint as head coach.
He then returned to New Zealand to take up a position as Hurricanes assistant coach. The Wellington-based franchise reached the final of Super Rugby in 2015 and then lifted the trophy for the first time in 2016. Plumtree then became head coach of the Canes in 2019, guiding the team to the semi-finals.
“Coaching a team in a tough, competitive competition like the URC, and playing in European tournaments, also appealed to me. I had a good conversation with [Sharks owner] Marco Masotti and enjoyed listening to his vision for the franchise. He is very passionate about the Sharks, and that got me excited, too.
“We’ve got to create our own identity around how we’re going to play the game,” he explains. “It’s not going to be based on how anyone else plays it, but around how we coach the team to play a game that suits the personnel we’ve got. “I’ve had a couple of conversations with [attack coach] Dave Williams and he’s pretty excited about the prospect of working at the Sharks again. Dave and I will need to work together and talk about where we want to take the Sharks’ game.”Plumtree has already begun tackling some Sharks tasks while in New Zealand and says there will be a bedding-in period when he arrives in Durban in July.
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