We have heard it a million times, there is no ‘I’ in team, the more you practice, the luckier you get, and so it goes on, but none of these really seem to relate to the current Sharks setup, where there is a distinct lack of hunger within the ranks, and the problem is not limited to only the senior squad. [...]
Currie Cup
To be great again
24 Apr 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup | 52 Comments
Sharks an easy target for on-form kickers
This is hardly rocket science, I guess, but it seems to be a very strong pattern that’s emerging; the Sharks give away far too many penalties in games and have done so for quite some time. It seems that all you need to do in order to beat the Durbanites these days is pick a 90% goal kicker and let the Sharks do the rest. [...]
Wikipedia help
The Sharks brand has long been known as one of the most well known Rugby brands internationally, and this is mainly due to how well the Sharks brand has been marketed over the last few years. But for such a well known sporting brand the wikipedia page is poorly written with very little information. [...]
I’ve been Sharksfrenzied!
Way back in the nineties, the Sharks were the pioneers in actually marketing a rugby team. The idea was great, innovative and for supporters it was “fricken awesome, dude!” Remember the “Hi, I’m Ollie..” although we hated the song, we SANG it for dear life, coz “we are, we are DYNAMITE! “ [...]
2 X Super 8’s = Super 16
1 Feb 12 15:13 by The Quirk | Currie Cup, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Super 14, Super Rugby | 24 Comments
Right, I’ve thought long and hard about just how those idiots SARU and SANZAR can crowbar the EP Kinglets into Superugby and I think I’ve cracked it. [...]
Boks won’t get a break
31 Jan 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 7 Comments
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is making all the right noises early in his new job, after being quoted in the Beeld that he would not prevent his Springboks from participating in the Currie Cup. [...]
SA Barbarians to face England
27 Jan 12 14:54 by StevieS | Currie Cup, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Springboks | 6 Comments
In the latest news it has been confirmed that England will play against an SA Barbarians team in a midweek match during Englands three week tour. [...]
André Pretorius returns
Former Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius has returned to South Africa, and has been snapped up by the newly relegated Leopards team, and has already started training with the Potch-based outfit. [...]
Leading the pack
Of all the challenges that face the Sharks and Sharks coach John Plumtree, the issue of captaincy is one he cannot afford to stuff up. [...]
It must be good to feel wanted
7 Dec 11 08:09 by Ice | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, RWC 2011, Sharks, Springboks, Stormers, Super Rugby, Tri Nations, WP | 238 Comments
Today in a local newspaper it was confirmed – like we did months ago – that Francois Steyn wants to come back and play in SA.
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Currie Cup Fantasy League 2011 wrap
The fantasy league for the CC 2011 came to an end on the 29 October with the same basic result as the CC itself ended in, but more about the ending later. [...]
“Sharkie” shows dem!
1 Dec 11 08:44 by Ice | Currie Cup, In the news, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup | 47 Comments
The Sharks adorable mascot “Sharkie” is still wet behind the ears, but that did not stop him from receiving his first “trophy”! [...]
Sharksworld Awards 2011: The Winners
The process of voting on the Sharksworld 2011 awards has been changed slightly from the original plan as a result of how the nominations went. After counting the nominations, we realised that there were clear winners in six of the seven categories and as such it was decided that the players with the most nominations in each category would be announced as the winners of that award. [...]
Rose without a Garden
10 Nov 11 08:50 by Ice | Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Super Rugby | 92 Comments
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a Rose garden…Griquas will not be renewing Earl Rose’s contract. [...]
Aurevoir, Fred?
The various media reports of late that a certain French flyhalf is longing for his homeland and the chance to play for Les Bleus once more have had me chewing the cud over the last couple of days… Monsieur Michalak, it would seem, is keen to return to the land of his birth as soon as his current contract with the Sharks has expired at the end of SupeRugby 2012. [...]
