The Stormers have brought both Don Armand and Nick Fenton-Wells into their Super Rugby squad ahead of this weekend’s Newlands clash against the Waratahs, in a blow to the Western Province Vodacom Cup side’s hopes of winning a maiden title this weekend. [...]
Vodacom Cup
Armand, Fenton-Wells in line for Stormers
Blue Bulls beat Sharks XV with two late tries
The Blue Bulls beat the Sharks XV at Mr Price Kings Park to progress to the Vodacom Cup semi finals, coming away with a 37 – 36 victory after two late tries pulled them from behind and again one can question the ability of a Sharks team to close out a close game. [...]
Sharks XV team to face Blue Bulls in quarters
The Sharks XV team to face the Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup Quarter Final at Mr Price Kings Park this Saturday has been announced, with a few familiar faces returning to the line up following the influx of senior players last weekend. [...]
Trompie swaps sides for Vodacom Cup knock-out
An injury to fullback Jurgen Visser has opened the door for veteran former Sharks XV centre Jerome “Trompie” Pretorius to start against his former team-mates in this weekend’s Vodacom Cup quarter final. [...]
Sharks XV set up Bulls quarter-final clash
Sean Everitt’s Sharks XV side secured home ground advantage in the Vodacom Cup play-offs this weekend, with a hard-fought win away over the Pampas XV seeing them take second place on the overall South Section log. Their dubious reward, though, will be a quarter-final showdown against the Blue Bulls at Kings Park this weekend. [...]
Host of seniors for Sharks XV crunch match
The Sharks XV face the Pampas XV this weekend in Cape Town, fighting for a chance to finish second on the log and secure a home play-off game, having been boosted by returning senior players such as Odwa Ndungane, Marius Joubert, Jean Deysel and Beast Mtawarira. [...]
To be great again
24 Apr 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup | 52 Comments
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. [...]
Sharks XV victorius against EP Kings
The Sharks XV managed to scrape a win against the EP Kings in the Vodacom Cup clash on Saturday, making life rather difficult for themselves after leading by nineteen points early in the match, and running out 28 – 18 victors. The Sharks XV did not manage the bonus point try, but will be happy with a four point haul. [...]
Sharks XV with a Beast of a team
He’s back, so if you want to hear beeeeast ringing out through the Kings Park stadium, you should go to the game early for the Vodacom Cup game between the EP Kings and the Sharks at 2.40pm. It’s quite an amazing recovery, as we didn’t expect him back for at least a few more weeks, but it looks like Mtwarira will gain some fitness from this match and hopefully be back for the Sharks after the bye. [...]
Hoff in line for XV appearance
There’s some good news on the injury front this week, with Ryan Kankowski the first of the “long-term casualties” to make his way back to fitness. [...]
Baby Bok call-up for Jordaan
Paul Jordaan has been summoned to join Dawie Theron’s SA Under 20 training camp and will thus be unavailable to the Sharks for either Super Rugby or Vodacom Cup duty this weekend. [...]
Sharks XV go down
On a day when Super Rugby and SA Under 20 call-ups conspired to decimate their pack, the Sharks XV suffered an unfortunate, although not entirely unexpected, Vodacom Cup loss by going down to Boland on Saturday afternoon. [...]
Vodacom Cup: SWD Eagles (25) vs EP Kings (27)
14 Apr 12 15:59 by pierre_mackie | EP Kings, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Vodacom Cup | Comment?
Seems like, whether you play Tri Nations, Super Rugby, Currie Cup or even Vodacom Cup, it’s always difficult for the visiting team to come and beat you in your own back yard. [...]
Sharks XV named for Boland
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has, as predicted, named a weakened side to face Boland on Saturday, after a huge number of young stars have been withdrawn due to Baby Bok commitments. [...]
Sharks XV up against it
Spare a thought for Sharks XV coaches Sean Everitt and Sean Erasmus this week; the pair of namesakes will want to consolidate their position towards the top of the Vodacom Cup South Section log by beating Boland this weekend; however, they’ll travel to the Cape without a clutch of first-team regulars. [...]
