Madosh Tambwe has written an emotional farewell letter as he prepares to leave the Bulls to continue his career in France. Photo: Roberto Bregani/Gallo Images
Bulls expected to lose Tambwe, but could welcome Nkosi
Reports suggest Bulls star Madosh Tambwe is set to head overseas, but will effectively be replaced by Sharks and Bok wing Sbu Nkosi.
Madosh Tambwe has written an emotional farewell letter as he prepares to leave the Bulls to continue his career in France. Photo: Roberto Bregani/Gallo Images
Tambwe has been one of the standout stars for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship, but according to Sunday newspaper Rapport, he is now set to be released to join French club Bordeaux.
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Tambwe, who was born in Kinshasa, is not available to the Boks as he does not have a South African passport
Although the powerful wing has a contract with the Bulls until 2023, its reported that he will be allowed to leave before 1 July this year in order to take up a big-money offer in France.
This move could also free up the Bulls to secure the services of Sbu Nkosi, who is reportedly considering an offer to join the Pretoria-based side.
In 2020, Nkosi signed a new contract with the Sharks to continue with the team until the end of 2022, but with his contract set to expire at the end of this year, Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee told TimesLive that there is a possibility the Springbok World Cup winner could leave Kings Park.
“We are still negotiating with Sbu. We’ve got a lot of high-profile players like Siya Kolisi, Bongi Mbonambi, Makazole Mapimpi, Lukhanyo Am and obviously they all cost a lot of money,” said Coetzee.
“We would definitely like to keep Sbu but we haven’t agreed just beyond his current contract. There’s a possibility he might leave but nothing has been confirmed.”
Meanwhile, it’s also reported that the Sharks are still in line to lure burly centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg to Durban later this year.
According to Sunday’s Rapport, the Sharks have set their sights on the one-Test Springbok centre who is currently playing for Sale Sharks.
Janse van Rensburg, who played his only Test for the Springboks against Wales in 2016, joined the Sale Sharks in Manchester from the Lions in 2018.
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The six-foot, 109kg, 27-year-old is seen as a missing piece in the puzzle for the Sharks who offers the kind of muscle in midfield that has been missing since Andre Esterhuizen departed the union for Harlequins in England.
