For Sharks captain Vincent Tshituka, the honour of the leadership role he has been entrusted with comes with both responsibility and expectation.
The Sharks get their 2025/26 United Rugby Championship campaign underway with an away match against the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Friday evening.
Vincent Tshituka will make his full Test debut as several World Cup heroes make a welcome return in Saturday's Springbok team to face Italy at Loftus Versfeld.
Sharks loose forward Vincent Tshituka scooped the Sharks Player of the Year Award at their annual ceremony in Durban this week.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited Juarno Augustus, Vincent Tshituka and Ntokozo Makhaza as part of the 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the second alignment camp.
Sharks captain Vincent Tshituka hailed his team's resilience and collective effort after they secured a hard-fought 29-19 United Rugby Championship bonus-point victory over the Bulls.