Du Plessis, originally named captain for the season, has completed his suspension and is set to return to the Sharks’ side for the opening match of their tour, against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday, which could have created a captaincy conundrum for director of rugby Gary Gold, with Marco Wentzel having led the side well over the last two weeks.
“Marco Wentzel has done a good job and he will retain the captaincy,” Gold said.
“This has been driven by Bismarck and he has shown incredible humility about his personal situation over the past month and he feels that he just wants to get back into the Sharks team and make as big an impact as he can.
“It’s unbelievably noble of him to have this attitude, we have been really impressed by it and he just wants to prove his worth and play well for The Sharks again.
