“Let me tell you what – these last few months have been a life-changing thing for me!” When it comes to the opportunity to play for the Sharks, new signing Jean Stemmet battles to contain his enthusiasm. So how exactly did this promising talent from the Western Cape end up plying his trade at outside centre for the Sharks XV? Sharksworld investigates. [...]

If I were the coach I would have done a lot of things different up to this point, I think we all would have, but lets say I didn’t do anything differently from Plumtree, what would the type of things have been that I would have addressed and changed during this week. [...]

John Plumtree has named his squad to take on the Brumbies this weekend.

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Australian referee Paul Marks has been weighed by his peers and found wanting. The assessment of his performances to date has proved unsatisfactory and in the words of SANZAR refereeing chairman Lyndon Bray, he will “not easily” be selected to referee again in this year’s competition. [...]

Sharksworld managed to corner Sharks XV winger Mark Richards for a quick chat this afternoon. The 20-year-old speedster was one of the standout players for the fifteen against Province last weekend and we thought we’d give you all a chance to get to know him a little better. [...]

Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, on Wednesday announced his team to play the Hurricanes at Newlands on Saturday 13 March. [...]

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) are not planning any action against Stormers captain Schalk Burger. [...]

Occasional Sharksworld poster Rugby Guru has written a very detailed article of the transgression by the incompetent (or cheating depending which way you look at it) Aussies.  Well worth the read. With his permission we are reposting it here. [...]

Springbok rugby has suffered a major setback with the news that flanker Heinrich Brüssow will not play rugby again this year. [...]

It’s the last game of Round 4 (if you can believe it) and the Hurricanes start their tour of the republic in scenic Bloemfontein. [...]

The intrepid South Islanders head on to Cape Town this week, where they’ll meet a resolute home side determined to avenge an unexpected loss last week. [...]

The White and Black are at Newlands this afternoon for the first serious test of their Vodacom Cup campaign. [...]

Game two on tour for the winless Sharks and things are truly starting to get desperate for John Plumtree and his not-so-merry men. [...]

The Blues continue their road trip and this time around they’re at least in their own country. That said, AMI Stadium in Christchurch may just prove somewhat less hospitable than Brisbane… [...]

The Lions head on to Canberra this week after losing badly in Wellington. The Brumbies have themselves also just landed, but are on the up after recording an unlikely win over the Stormers in round 3. [...]

The week 4 action kicks off in Hamilton, with the third-placed Chiefs hosting the dangerous Reds. [...]

Vodacom WP team will play the Sharks XV at Newlands in their first home game of the 2010 Vodacom Cup on Saturday 6 March. Kick-off is at 14h45. [...]