The Sharks XV bagged the full five points against the SWD Eagles on Friday night at Kings Park, beating them 38 – 20 and scoring six tries to two in the process. This comes after the amazing game against the Free State last weekend, in which the Sharks XV also bagged the full points on offer. [...]
Vodacom Cup
Sharks XV bag full five
30 Mar 12 21:42 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 6 Comments
Vodacom Cup 2012: Sharks XV (38) v SWD Eagles (20) F/T
Today’s match kicks off at 16h30 on KP2 and entrance is free. [...]
You don’t get more home grown than this…
Running the rule over the Sharks XV side named to play SWD at Kings Park this evening, it’s astonishing to note that 19 out of the match 22 have come through the Sharks age group structures and the Academy. [...]
Mtembu rewarded with Sharks XV captaincy
The Sharks XV side to take on SWD in round 4 of the Vodacom Cup has been named, with very few changes to the outfit that recorded a bonus point victory over Free State a week ago. [...]
Vodacom Cup 2012: Free State XV (38) v Sharks XV (51) F/T
Sean Everitt (may he finally accept my Facebook friend request!) and his Sharks XV team take on Free State in the Vodacom Cup this evening. For the second week running, the Sharks XV match is going to be televised, with the game live on SuperSport 1 at 7pm. [...]
Deysel is back!
The Sharks XV take on the Free State XV in the third round of Vodacom Cup matches on Friday night, with Jean Deysel finally getting himself back on the field of play, after some extensive rehab. The big flanker will lead the side from the 7 jersey, in the place of Francois Kleinhans, who takes a break following a suspension for stomping. [...]
Vodacom Cup 2012 – Sharks XV (15) v Western Province (17) F/T
The Sharks XV take on Western Province in a televised Vodacom Cup match this afternoon. The game is at Kings Park and serves as the curtain-raiser to the big Sharks-Reds Super Rugby clash later on. [...]
Jordaan starts for Sharks XV
The Sharks XV host Western Province on Saturday in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash against the Reds, in a match that is billed as a Top of the Table clash, as the Sharks lie first and WP second after the first round of matches. [...]
Gagiano joins Lions
American Eagles number 8 JJ Gagiano, who played for the EP Kings last year, has joined the Lions until the end of the season and will start for his new province’s Vodacom Cup side this weekend. [...]
First outing against familiar faces
Former Sharks stalwart Deon “Speenvark” Carstens will represent his new side, Western Province, for the first time this weekend as he’s been named at tight head prop for the Vodacom Cup side. In a somewhat ironic twist, Carstens’ blue-and-white debut will be against the team he represented with such success for so many years, the Sharks. [...]
Possible return for Deysel, Hoffmann
There’s good news coming out of Durban this afternoon, with Sharks team doctor Ewoudt van der Linde confirming that both Jean Deysel and Conrad Hoffmann could be in line for game time with the Sharks XV as early as this weekend. [...]
Griquas lay down strong marker
Pote Human’s Griquas side put in possibly the best performance in the opening round of Vodacom Cup action, in downing the ever-fancied Blue Bulls at Loftus Versveld on Saturday. [...]
Vodacom Cup: Border v Sharks XV
The Sharks XV kick off their Vodacom Cup campaign down in East London tonight. [...]
Taking their opportunities
For a number of the lads named to play for the Sharks XV in their opener against Border on Friday, their selections are just rewards for putting in the hard yards during pre-season and forcing the coaches to show faith in them, even though they may not have been quite so fancied in the past. [...]
Sharks XV ready for action
7 Mar 12 15:26 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 60 Comments
The Sharks XV take on the Border Bulldogs in their opening match to the 2012 Vodacom Cup tournament on Friday night in East London. The team that has been selected sees a mixture of young talent and experienced heads, and should take the game to the Bulldogs. [...]
