Round 13 of the ABSA Currie Cup is upon us and it’s time to gaze into the crystal ball a little and predict what we think will happen. [...]
2010 September
Round 13: Preview and Predictions
Innovative thinking can avoid Bok crisis
Is Bok rugby heading towards a crisis? Well given that De Villiers is seemingly scrambling to get experts on-board and all of them are turning him down, it seems we are getting pretty close. [...]
Kanko gets one week
Sharks number eight Ryan Kankowski has been suspended from all forms of rugby for one week following a disciplinary hearing. [...]
Windhoek Lager Team of the Week – Round 12
Welcome to the team of the week following Round 12 of the ABSA Currie Cup. [...]
Sharks must move on from Mapoe
Somewhat predictably, a particular rugby journalist who just happens to have close ties to the Free State Rugby Union, has taken the opportunity to stick the knife in just a little deeper regarding the Lionel Mapoe ruling. The Sharks are, apparently, on the verge of a “wing crisis” as a result of judge Corne van Zyl’s decision that Mapoe must return to Bloemfontein. [...]
ITM Cup Preview Round 10
This week I am playing catch-up, with analysis that covers two rounds. [...]
Gurthro starts for Blue Bulls.
World Cup-winning Springbok prop Gurthrö Steenkamp will make a first Currie Cup start of the season for the Blue Bulls in their crucial encounter with Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. [...]
Moller starts for WP
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee, true to his word, has backed JD Moller to take on the Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup crunch match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. [...]
Pretorius handed Sharks start
Coach John Plumtree has named a strong Sharks side to take on the Leopards in the Currie Cup on Friday evening. Former Bok flyhalf Andre Pretorius will spearhead the home side’s attempt to gain five points from the fixture, as he starts in the number 10 jersey for the first time. [...]
Mapoe, Sharks ponder next move
Sharksworld was lucky enough to catch up with former Free State winger Jan-Harm van Wyk for a quick chat on the Lionel Mapoe saga. Van Wyk is currently Mapoe’s agent. [...]
Mapoe ordered back to Bloem
Judge Corne van Zyl has found in favour of the Cheetahs and Lionel Mapoe has been ordered to return to Bloemfontein by 15h00 tomorrow. [...]
Sharksworld LIVE is back – for the seventh time
Welcome to the seventh episode of Sharksworld LIVE! [...]
Plumtree: Daniel will be captain
In an interview with the Sharks website, coach John Plumtree has confirmed that loose forward Keegan Daniel will take up the captaincy reigns against the Leopards on Friday night. [...]
It is all change at the Leopards
Leopards coach Chaka Willemse has made wholesale changes to his team for their Currie Cup encounter with the Sharks in Durban on Friday. [...]
Hoff goes to hof
Sorry for the appalling headline… (for those who don’t speak Afrikaans, “hof” means “court”!) [...]




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