The contract dispute between the Lions and Sharks regarding the services of Willem Alberts and Louis Ludik will be resolved on Wednesday.

The South African Rugby Union on Monday confirmed that a hearing into a complaint against the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union and the two players, Ludik and Alberts, would be heard on Wednesday.

In a statement the South African Rugby Union confirmed that Koos Basson – the former chairman of the SARU disciplinary committee – has been appointed as Judicial Officer and will hear the complaint at SARU’s offices in Newlands on Wednesday, February 10 at 10.00.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union last month laid a formal complaint with SARU against the Sharks -  as well as Ludik and Alberts – after Alberts played in a pre-season game for the Sharks against the Force and Stormers at Newlands.

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The contract dispute between the Sharks and Lions over the services of Louis Ludik and Willem Alberts may land the Sharks in some hot water.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union on Wednesday laid a formal complaint with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) against the Sharks -  as well as Ludik and Alberts – after Alberts played in a pre-season game for the Sharks against the Force at Newlands on Tuesday.

Manie Reynecke, the GLRU CEO, told rugby365.com that he has lodged the complaint, as promised, because the Sharks have breached SARU’s regulations.

“I have maintained, from day one, that they [Alberts and Ludik] have legal and binding contracts with us,” Reynecke told this website, adding: “There are rules and regulations for a reason and those should be adhered to.”

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