The Lions warm-up game against the Pumas at the Mbombela stadium turned out to be a better spectacle than most anticipated. It was a hot afternoon and humidity made things very hard for both teams when it came to handling with both teams struggling to keep the ball in hand. The Pumas especially struggled with their handling and twice lost the ball over the try line. [...]
Vodacom Cup
Young Lions outpace physical Pumas
Discarded players forced to cool heels
While it would be great to think that those players cut from the Sharks squad this week – and thus seemingly out of the reckoning for Super Rugby game time in the opening few weeks – would be immediately thrust into action with the Sharks XV in order to try and “play themselves back in”, the reality is somewhat different. [...]
Sharks XV probables lay down a strong marker
Sean Everitt watched on Friday afternoon as his “probables” team, playing in white, put the blue-clad “possibles” to the sword in a Vodacom Cup trial match, to the tune of 34-14. Everitt’s squad will be bolstered today by a slew of players coming down from the extended Super Rugby squad, meaning the composition of the team will probably change; that said, he will be happy with the way his charges performed over the weekend. [...]
Sharks XV trial details confirmed
The Sharks have confirmed that tomorrow’s Sharks XV trial match will be open to the public and will serve as a curtain raiser ahead of the Sharks-Boland friendly. [...]
I’m confused – how many Cheetahs teams are there?
9 Feb 12 07:14 by robdylan | Bulls, Cheetahs, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup | 10 Comments
I’m starting to worry that this Super Rugby pre-season friendly round-robin has finally managed to addle my brain! I’m seeing team announcements coming through thick and fast and will happily admit to having completely lost track of who is playing whom – and why! [...]
Sharks XV trials set for Friday
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt is set to run the rule over his extended training squad on Friday, as those currently part of a pretty large group go head-to-head to determine who will represent the Sharks in this year’s Vodacom Cup. [...]
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! “ [...]
Namibian withdrawal leaves North with simpler Vodacom Cup draw
Oh man, you’ve got to worry about the state of the game in so-called “developing” rugby nations when a country like Namibia is forced to withdraw from a competition as prestigious as the Vodacom Cup… That’s exactly what has happened, though, with our northerly neighbours announcing that their team of Welwitschias can no longer participate due to “financial constraints”. [...]
The age-old Vodacom Cup conundrum
As is typical at this time of year, most of our thinking and our discussions seem to be focused on the Super Rugby competition and the Sharks prospects for it. As always, though, there is a little voice in the back of my head that keeps reminding me about the “other squad” that is currently undergoing their own pre-season preparations and making me wonder about how best use the Vodacom Cup to better serve the future needs of the Sharks. [...]
Newman out in the cold again?
Details are sparse at this stage, but it appears as though former WP centre Morgan Newman is still looking for a new rugby home, after a trial spell with the Sharks Vodacom Cup side appears to have come to naught. [...]
Mjekevu set for Sharks trial
In a bid to bolster their stocks at centre, given the departure os Stefan Terblanche and Adi Jacobs, the Sharks will welcome Baby Bok Wandile Mjekevu into their pre-season training squad this morning – but only on a trial basis at this stage. [...]
“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”! [...]
Western Province name squad for semi-final clash.
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his squad that will take on the Lions in the Absa CurrieCup semi final clash on Saturday. [...]
2012 Currie Cup changes
1 Aug 11 09:47 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Super Rugby, Tri Nations, Vodacom Cup | 8 Comments
Despite much speculation in the media, the Currie Cup Premier Division will still be competed for between eight teams next year, even though there have been some changes to the format of the competition. [...]
Vodacom Cup Final: Pampas XV vs Blue Bulls
Tonight we might see a once in a lifetime, real life fairytale ending to a season, when the Argentinean Pampas XV take on the defending champion Blue Bulls in the final of the Vodacom Cup. [...]
