Overview
- John Plumtree will vacate the head‑coach role by mutual agreement after the 2025/26 season and move into a mentoring and advisory position.
- The Sharks will appoint a technical coaching consultant as a matter of urgency to sharpen on‑field performance with specific attention to the team’s game model.
- Director of rugby Neil Powell assumes expanded operational oversight spanning the academy and junior pathways, recruitment and retention, logistics, medical and rehab, travel, planning and budget.
- CEO Shaun Bryans said results have been unacceptable and confirmed the entire rugby programme remains under active review with external experts involved.
- Controlling owner Marco Masotti publicly backed Plumtree, while Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams expressed surprise at the news; the URC start stands at one win from five with the Sharks 13th.