List of Sharks (rugby union) players
This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the Sharks in Super Rugby, the Pro14 and United Rugby Championship competitions, and the European Rugby Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Sharks, ordered by debut date and name. The Sharks competed in Super Rugby as Natal Sharks in 1996 and the Sharks between 1997 and 2020, competed in the Pro14 Rainbow Cup in 2021, in the United Rugby Championship from 2021, the European Rugby Champions Cup in 2022/23, 2024/25 and 2025/26 and the EPCR Challenge Cup in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26.
Super Rugby players (2012–2020)
Other Super Rugby players
The following players have represented the Sharks in Super Rugby prior to 2012, however due to lack of archived evidence no confirmed number of appearances and points can be confirmed for these players. Due to the lack of archived evidence, this list is incomplete.- Johan Ackermann
- Chad Alcock
- John Allan
- Mark Andrews
- Geoff Appleford
- Steve Atherton
- Skipper Badenhorst
- Andre Barnard
- Conrad Barnard
- Brad Barritt
- Jacques Benade
- Russell Bennett
- Roland Bernard
- Wayne Boardman
- Gcobani Bobo
- Chumani Booi
- BJ Botha
- Gary Botha
- Nico Breedt
- Stephen Brink
- Warren Britz
- Warren Brosnihan
- Tony Brown
- Ian Calder
- Deon Carstens
- Pat Cilliers
- Eduard Coetzee
- Ross Cronjé
- Craig Davidson
- Thinus Delport
- Roland de Marigny
- Monty Dumond
- Robert du Preez
- Wian du Preez
- Gaffie du Toit
- Daniel Farani
- Josh Fowles
- Etienne Fynn
- Wayne Fyvie
- Adrian Garvey
- Werner Gey van Pittus
- Joe Gillingham
- Andy Goode
- Jaco Gouws
- Jacques Greeff
- Lambert Groenewald
- Dean Hall
- Trevor Halstead
- Alistair Hargreaves
- Brett Hennessy
- Henry Honiball
- Wylie Human
- Braam Immelman
- Adrian Jacobs
- Bennie Jacobs
- Jody Jenneker
- Chris Jordaan
- André Joubert
- Jozuzi Joubert
- Deon Kayser
- Rudi Keil
- Robbi Kempson
- Rory Kockott
- Dieter Kriese
- Herkie Kruger
- Gavin Lawless
- Kees Lensing
- Ollie le Roux
- Ricardo Loubscher
- Hentie Martens
- Scott Mathie
- Brad McLeod-Henderson
- Federico Méndez
- Henno Mentz
- Cedric Mkhize
- Walter Minnaar
- Percy Montgomery
- Gerhard Mostert
- Brent Moyle
- Dick Muir
- Johann Muller
- Pieter Muller
- Waylon Murray
- Pieter Myburgh
- Skholiwe Ndlovu
- Morne Nell
- Dusty Noble
- Bennie Nortje
- Sandile Nxumalo
- Falie Oelschig
- Shaun Payne
- Henry Pedro
- Ruan Pienaar
- Jacques-Louis Potgieter
- Kevin Putt
- Greg Rawlinson
- Grant Rees
- Chris [Rossouw (rugby union, born 1969)|Chris Rossouw]
- Brent Russell
- Danie Saayman
- Jacques Schutte
- Lawrence Sephaka
- Bobby Skinstad
- John Slade
- James Small
- John Smit
- Philip Smit
- Rodger Smith
- André Snyman
- Shaun Sowerby
- Scott Spedding
- Wilhelm Steenkamp
- Errol Stewart
- Andries Strauss
- Ryan Strudwick
- Dirkie Strydom
- Riaan Swanepoel
- Justin Swart
- Epi Taione
- Gary Teichmann
- Stefan Terblanche
- Jeremy Thomson
- Gregor Townsend
- Solly Tyibilika
- Lukas van Biljon
- Albert van den [Berg (rugby union)|Albert van den Berg]
- Heinke [van der Merwe]
- Morné van der Merwe
- Danie van der Walt
- Nicky van der Walt
- Cabous van der Westhuizen
- Jacobus van der Westhuizen
- Wayne van Heerden
- Wickus van Heerden
- Charl van Rensburg
- Clinton van Rensburg
- Eugène van Staden
- Johan van Zyl
- AJ Venter
- Bian Vermaak
- Mornay Visser
- Dave von Hoesslin
- Luzuko Vulindlu
- Ryan Walker
- Luke Watson
- Gideon Watts
- Nico Wegner
- Boeta Wessels
- Russell Winter
Pro14/United Rugby Championship players