Sport | Plumtree says Sharks’ new flyhalf star Masuku has high ceiling: ‘He’s still going to get better’

Siya Masuku kicks a match-winning conversion from the touchline during the Sharks' Challenge Cup semi-final against Clermont at Twickenham Stoop in London on 4 May 2024. (Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)

Siya Masuku kicks a match-winning conversion from the touchline during the Sharks’ Challenge Cup semi-final against Clermont at Twickenham Stoop in London on 4 May 2024. (Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)

Sharks coach John Plumtree has heaped praise on flyhalf Siya Masuku, who produced a Player of the Match performance in their 32-31 win over Clermont in the Challenge Cup semi-finals over the weekend.

Masuku contributed 22 points with the boot at the Twickenham Stoop, which included a late conversion from the touchline that enabled the Sharks to book their spot in the final.

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