Sharks wing Kobus Van Wyk says his side have learnt from their mistakes ahead of the clash with the Kings on Saturday.
The Sharks have already played the Kings this season back in round four. They were lucky to escape with a 19-17 victory thanks to some last-gasp Curwin Bosch heroics.
That was not the only below-par performance in what has been a season dogged by inconsistency. They were awful in a 9-9 draw with Super Rugby's whipping boys the Rebels three weeks ago for which they were heavily criticised by coach Robert Du Preez.
That seemed to be the wake up call the men from Durban needed as they responded with convincing wins over the Jaguares and Force since then.
The Kings are coming off a 44-3 demolition of the Rebels and a bye round last weekend leaving them with fresh legs and belief but Van Wyk believes the Sharks are ready to deal with anything the ever-improving Kings throw at them.
“The boys did build some momentum when we played against the Jaguares‚ from where we added to that momentum with our decent showing against the Force‚" Van Wyk told Times Live.
"We know we need to be carrying on with that. The last time we played against the Kings‚ we'd have the ball for three phases then we'd lose it.
"From that resultant turnover‚ they'd score easy tries so we know we have to look after the ball and stick to our structures. I think from there we'll win the game.
“It's tough to look back at what that game presented for us as a team but we also want to build on the momentum we've created for ourselves.
"It's always great to keep the momentum because after the Sunwolves‚ we've got the Stormers and that is a very short week because I think we arrive on the Tuesday.”
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