Sharks under 21 coach Sean Everitt has made a number of changes to his side to take on the winless Cheetahs in Bloemfontein tomorrow evening. The Sharks juniors were very unfortunate to lose to the Bulls in a close match that they probably should have won.
Scrumhalf Ross Cronjé has been released from the senior team this week and will start in the number 9 jersey, with captain Tian Meyer shifting back to flyhalf. Big George Tossel, impressive against the Baby Bulls, will be back at inside centre, with Sevens Bok Milo Nqoro on his outside. Michaelhouse duo Pat Lambie and Mark Richards continue in the back three, with Rosco Specman the third member.
It’s all change in the loose trio, with Siya Mdaka the only survivor from last week. Meyer Swanepoel and Nic Claasen have both been dropped from the 22, replaced by Luvo Lusaseni and Lambert Groenewald respectively. Lusaseni featured for the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup this year.
Up front, the uncertainty over Dale Chadwick’s availability (as he may be required on the Sharks bench) means that Sabz Nhlapo will start at loosehead prop. Chadwick will be on the bench, unless he is required by the seniors in which case there’ll be a rare Maritzburg College face in the squad – prop Kurt Schonnert. Other newcomers on the bench are Renaldo Bothma, a loose forward who played for the Sharks under 19s last year and Arno van Zyl, a centre from Welkom Gimnasium.
Jandré Marais, another former Welkom boy, retains his place in an otherwise unchanged tight five, together with Anton Bresler and Baby Boks Kyle Cooper (hooker) and Julian Redelinghuys (tighthead prop).
15. Patrick Lambie
14. Mark Richards
13. Milo Nqoro
12. George Tossel
11. Rosco Specman
10. Tian Meyer (Capt)
9. Ross Cronje
8. Luvuyiso Lusaseni
7. Lambert Groenewald
6. Siya Mdaka
5. Anton Bresler
4. Jandre Marais
3. Julian Redelinguys
2. Kyle Cooper
1. Sabelo Nhlapo
Reserves
16. Alfred Ries
17. Dale Chadwick / Kurt Schonnert
18. Lee Thomson
19. Renaldo Bothma
20. Alex Kock
21. Gary Collins
22. Arno van Zyl
this is a far better side than their log position would suggest
@robdylan (Comment 1) : Quiet here on the site today….would be quiet on a day that I actually have time.
@Pokkel (Comment 2) : well, I’m always here
@robdylan (Comment 1) :
Agreed,
I just wish someone could get Sabelo Nhlapo to get stuck in and do some hard graft, he is a big guy but seems to favour the softly softly, slowly slowly approach.
@Salmonoid (Comment 4) : that so? Never really watched him jol… it’s a real pity, in that case.
@Salmonoid (Comment 4) : you know he played lock up until last year?
Didn’t know he was a lock. I just get the feeling that he still has plenty to offer. I think he srtarted against Province and was subbed in the first half so maybe he hasnt been 100%.
@Salmonoid (Comment 7) : yeah, maybe… and you’re right, he did start against WP
Unfortunately should have won’s don’t get you anywhere. Winning does.
@Pink Oyster (Comment 9) :
Great observation.
@Pink Oyster (Comment 9) : I take it you’re a Bulls supporter, then? Welcome to the site. Tell us a little about yourself
@robdylan (Comment 6) :
How big is this kid?
@Big Fish (Comment 12) : 1.95m and about 110kg
Needs to fill out a bit – could be a killer LH.
@Big Fish (Comment 14) : yeah. Think so too
And where or where is our 110kg Kenyan winger?
Had high hopes of that one.
Tap your sources please Rob!
@Big Fish (Comment 16) : was thinking about him the other day. I heard he hurt his knee pretty badly. I’ll dig some more
@robdylan (Comment 17) :
Thanks dude!
Where is everybody anyway?
I finally find some time to talk kak and everyone is hiding.
Tell Ys I said hi.
@Big Fish (Comment 18) : they all go home at night, Fishy
Bloody good Sharks side this!
@Baldrick (Comment 20) : any idea what’s become of Wynand Pienaar and Daniel Ojiambo?
No idea at all!
@Baldrick (Comment 22) : shocked
@robdylan (Comment 11) : Good guess. Well, saw you mentioning this site on Voldy once and seeing as I am a fan of RUGBY, not just the Bulls, I thought I’d pop in and say a couple of words. I must say – even though most bloggers are predominantly sharks – it’s quite an up to date and rejuvenating site – compared to most other rugby sites.
Was just pulling leg about the winning and losing. I didn’t watch that game, so I can’t really comment.
New in Gauteng. From the Bloem area. Busy finding my feet.
Cheers
@Pink Oyster (Comment 24) : well, it’s good to have you here. We welcome all sorts, as long as you have a sense of humour and love your rugby
@Pink Oyster (Comment 24) : @robdylan (Comment 11) : hey rob how did pink oyster get his name approved. it sounds a bit porno to me.
anyway welcome p o it is good to have an open minded bulls supporter on the site. very few of those.
@Pink Oyster (Comment 24) :
Hi P O and welcome, and imagined you were from Knysna.
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 26) : it’s a kind of mushroom, sicko
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 26) :
@Pink Oyster (Comment 29) : try time is one of our resident trolls
every site has them!
@robdylan (Comment 28) :
checkout pinkoyster.com. It is blocked from here so it MUST be a good site.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : will do
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) :
Hey! This is a family site!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : wow dude. That’s not a good place to link to from here.
@robdylan (Comment 28) : i don’t go to amsterdam often like you. i don’t know my pink oyster from a clam.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : hey i like those mushrooms. you also find those in amsterdam.
@robdylan (Comment 28) :
Is it one of those that turn you all fummy when you lick it, or is that a frog Im thinking of.
@Salmonoid (Comment 37) : I’m not even going to go there…
@Salmonoid (Comment 37) :
GEEZ YOU OKES AREW BAD TODAY!!
@Salmonoid (Comment 37) : @robdylan (Comment 38) : Biting my tongue…….
Hell, you people are seriously sensitive about natural hallucinogenic products.
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 36) :
I have no idea, but I can only imagine.
@Salmonoid (Comment 37) : Drugs, paddas, licking…..
So much potential in one post…
@Salmonoid (Comment 41) : stormers supporters use them to make their team look good.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) : i took my wife to amsterdam. i was called up to participate in an act on the stage that involved fruit. i had to decline the offer due to certain pressure.
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 39) : if you can’t beat us, join us.
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 45) : You’re such a romantic…
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 45) :
pressure? I presume you are not refering to the increase in blood pressure?
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 44) :
So thats why they have a guy holding a big fat toad up for the faithfull to lick as they pass through the turnstiles. Keep the fans in a drugged state and they think you are playing well, also would explain the good attendances and that weird ghost voice I hear when I go there.
@McLovin (Comment 43) :
That sound like a Joost saga in the making..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 48) : nah, my wife’s death stare. you know that two minutes pleasure could be a long trip home.
@McLovin (Comment 43) : Nothing better than really good fungus….
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 50) :
TT didn’t do it and if you are DOF enough to believe Joost then he didn’t do it either.
Weather report for tomorrow in Durban according to Weathersa.
80% chance of rain up to 65mm
@McLovin (Comment 47) : hey it is all part of the wife training.
you have to let them know what sacrifices a husband makes.
@McLovin (Comment 43) : this is why I urge restraint
@Salmonoid (Comment 49) :
@Pokkel (Comment 52) : depends where the fungus is.
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 50) : gie-gie
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 55) :
In other words, you WHIPPED!!
@wpw (Comment 60) : damn right. i just talk big when she isn’t around.
@robdylan (Comment 56) : It’s tough being a responsible adult.
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 58) : The ones I like generally grow in cowshit
@Pokkel (Comment 63) :
@Pokkel (Comment 63) : is that why you hang out on the kingspark field after a sharks bulls game?
@Pokkel (Comment 63) :
I like mine from pine or oak forests.
@Big Fish (Comment 18) :
Thanks Fish – If I did not read it – I most pobably would not have received the message! Unreliable friends you have…
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 65) : I prefer eating my fungus alone in beautifull surrounds somewhere in the mountains…you gotta love Denny’s outside in a picnic basket
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 67) : ice fish said hi.
@Salmonoid (Comment 66) : I don’t like those Pixie fungus that much, I prefer the small brown ones…
@Pokkel (Comment 68) : alone…
picnics are better with friends. alone time is better with a beer and a rugby game on telly.
@Salmonoid (Comment 66) : the ones that make chicks pine for an oke.
@try time (superrugby’s kryptonite is SANZAR) (Comment 71) : alone with my wife and maybe a couple of good (likeminded) friends….definately not outside kingspark……but all that was the good ole days…now I’m a responsible father.
@Pokkel (Comment 73) : oh ok. got it now.
@Pokkel (Comment 70) :
No its not those, these grow under the pine needles, they make a small to big hump and can be quiete big with a thick sturdy stem. Google Boletus edulus to see them. Stunning to eat.
Warning – dont just eat any mushroom from a pine forest, go with someone that knows them.
@Salmonoid (Comment 75) : trying to kill my posters?
Have to admit I’m ot so keen on mushrooms. A creamy mushroom sauce maybe….
@Salmonoid (Comment 75) : You should start a mushroom appreciation club or something.
Why did the mushroom go to the party?
Because he was a fun guy!
Why did he leave?
There wasn’t mush-room.
@McLovin (Comment 80) :
HAHAHAHA!
@McLovin (Comment 77) : Creamy sause with lots of garlic….now I’m hungry
@McLovin (Comment 79) : @McLovin (Comment 80) : groan and double groan
A guy walks into the bedroom carrying a sheep in his arms and says,
“Honey, this is the cow I make love to when you have a headache.” The
Wife, lying in bed reading a book, looks up and says, “If you weren’t
Such an idiot, you’d know that’s a sheep, not a cow.” The guy replies,
“If you weren’t such a presumptuous b*tch, you’d realize I was talking
To the sheep.”
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 84) :
Amazingly the Boks, and the Sharks, are playing this weekend and we are talking oysters, mushrooms, and joking on an under 21 thread – indicators that things are good on the rugby front at the moment.
@Prof. Ice (Thunder Horse) (Comment 84) :
@Salmonoid (Comment 86) : good point…
i need to do a few preview threads…
@Pokkel (Comment 85) : @Salmonoid (Comment 87) :
True story…
@Salmonoid (Comment 86) :
Confusius say: “Man who run behind car get exhausted, but man who run in front of car get tired.”
What did the Pacific Ocean say to the Atlantic Ocean?
Nothing. It just waved.
@McLovin (Comment 91) : are you bored by any chance, good jokes btw
@war1 (Comment 92) : Just a tad…
Just thought I should log in before the game as weLL!
Watched the $hark$ U 21 played against the provinceOkies
gEEz they sure brEEd them big down in deBBen!
Played gOOde rugby though!
@wiLLem (Comment 94) : they are winning everywhere but on the scoreboard at the moment
@wiLLem (Comment 94) : Good day
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 96) :
HowZit Claytie
congrats on your teams performance so far this CC!
@wiLLem (Comment 97) : Shot Oom