Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber has dismissed the backlash over Springbok Jaden Hendrikse's controversial wink during the Sharks' URC quarter-final win against Munster, labeling it as typical rugby banter.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has defended Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse following the dramatic ending to the United Rugby Championship quarterfinal.
Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse - the 36th set of Springbok brothers - have been paired at halfback for the season's final Test against Wales in Cardiff while Cameron Hanekom could make his debut.
The Sharks closed out the first part of their Currie Cup campaign with an emphatic victory and now get set for the final phase of the tournament's pool stages.
Springbok scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse will make his long-awaited return from injury when he runs out for the Sharks XV in Sunday's Currie Cup clash with the Griquas in Durban.
The Sharks are set to head into the Challenge Cup final without two of their Springbok superstars.