Blitzboks speedster follows Powell to Sharks

Sevens speedster Muller du Plessis will join his Blitzboks coach Neil Powell at the Sharks.

The Sharks have announced that Du Plessis will return to Durban on a two-year deal. Du Plessis first joined the Sharks straight out of school and represented the union's youth teams.

He was schooled at Paarl Gimnasium and for SA Schools and the Junior Springboks.

He will join up with Powell, who will take up his director of rugby position after completing his Springbok Sevens duties at next month's Sevens World Cup in Cape Town.

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Du Plessis, 23, has represented the Blitzboks since 2018, most recently helping them bag gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.