Sharks recall Taione

Tonga returns to Natal a month after having his contract cancelled

Last updated: 20th May 2008

Epi Taione Sharks

Taione: Dramatic return

In our defeat to the Waratahs in Sydney we were bullied in the loose, and we felt after that game that Epi had been seriously missed.

Sharks coach Dick Muir
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Tonga international Epi Taione is set for a dramatic return to the Sharks line-up, a month after having his contract cancelled.

Taione, who is set to join Harlequins next season, saw his brief Sharks career brought to a sudden end after he was banned for six weeks for reckless use of the head in the clash against the Hurricanes.

However the Sharks feel they need more beef in their pack for the Super 14s semi-final showdown with the Waratahs on Sunday.

And that has meant a return for powerhouse flanker Taione, with coach Dick Muir naming him in his initial 24-man squad that has headed to Sydney.

"In our defeat to the Waratahs in Sydney we were bullied in the loose, and we felt after that game that Epi had been seriously missed and that he could have done for us what Wycliff Palu did for the Waratahs," Muir told The Mercury.