Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen has become the latest Springbok to sign for English club, Sale Sharks.
The 30-year-old prop has signed a three-year contract and will join them at the end of this year’s Super Rugby season.
Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond says: “Coenie joining us, along with Lood [de Jager], is a huge statement of where we want to be. He is 130kg, can play on both sides of the scrum and has a skill set away from the set piece that is unique for a prop of his size.
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“He also has considerable experience playing with Akker van der Merwe [also joining the club] at the Sharks so I think he will fit in perfectly at Sale.”
Oosthuizen, De Jager and Van der Merwe will join Bok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg at the club.