The Sharks say they will play with the desperation of someone fighting for their life, come their 16th-round United Rugby Championship clash against Edinburgh on Friday night.
The teams meet in the third-last league phase match before the play-offs. The Sharks are 11th on the log, 11 points adrift of a qualification spot, with only a slim mathematical chance of reaching the quarter-finals at the end of May.
Meanwhile, the Durban union have requested the citing commissioner investigate an incident in last weekends defeat to Ospreys that left wing Ethan Hookers shoulder dislocated and the Springbok facing a three to four month injury lay-off.
