It was seldom pretty and never comfortable, but the Sharks ultimately achieved the result they needed in scoring a 29-18, bonus-point win over Griquas on Friday night. Given that the same opposition trounced them by 21 points in Kimberley earlier in the year, we as fans shouldn’t be too quick to write off Griquas as a minnow side and should probably use the strength of the opposition as one of the inputs to the player ratings we give. [...]
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Sharks player ratings v Griquas
Skeate, McLeod and Herbst return
The Sharks have been bolstered ahead of this Friday evening’s clash with Griquas by the possible return of three players from injury. [...]
Sharks capitulate, but still score 5
The Sharks managed to again disappoint the few supporters that went to Mr. Price Kings Park on Saturday afternoon, proving that any match played at home is a battle even if it is against a team that has not won a match so far this season. The Sharks won, yes, outscoring their opponents 33 – 20, but it took them a while to get going and alarm bells must now be ringing that the Sharks just cannot get themselves to bury a minnow team. [...]
Sharks bulk up for Bulls
The Sharks team to face the Bulls at Loftus this weekend has been announced, and sees a few changes to the forward pack, as our psychic Rob Otto predicted. [...]
Sharks player ratings vs Lions
The Sharks succumbed to their second Currie Cup loss of the season, going down to the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. It was a disappointing performance from our team as a whole, but let’s take a look at the individual performances. [...]
Jacobs in line for rare start
Sharks coach John Plumtree confirmed this morning that Stefan Terblanche will miss this weekend’s trip to Johannesburg, following the birth of his son earlier in the week. [...]
Sharks get Bok pair back
23 Aug 11 15:01 by robdylan | Currie Cup, Original Content, RWC 2011, Sharks, Springboks | 34 Comments
As speculation mounts about the composition of the Boks World Cup squad, two Sharks players appear to have had their selection hopes dashed. While it’s of course premature to say anything with certainty, the presence of Lwazi Mvovo and Jean Deysel at Sharks practice today does indicate that the pair won’t be on the plane when the Boks depart for New Zealand next month. [...]
The centre of the Sharks’ trouble
22 Aug 11 10:15 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby | 93 Comments
Aside from the poor performance shown against the Leopards on Friday, one thing became increasingly more pertinent to me… We have a problem in the centres, and it is not a small one either. [...]
Currie Cup milestones for round 6
In a continuing series of articles where we’ll highlight the achievement, both big and small, coming up for our Sharks lads in the Currie Cup, let’s see what this evening’s encounter against the Leopards holds in terms of individual milestones. [...]
With 7 back, who will play?
I’m quite interested in seeing what Plumtree does this weekend. With 7 returning Bok players the Sharks coach has quite a bit to think about before selecting his final team for this weekends game against the Griquas, not knowing just how long some or any of these players will be available to him. I don’t think it is a bad situation to be in. It’s certainly better than the situation Western Province finds them self in, being the only team not getting a single player released to them. Or is it? [...]
Sharks get 7 Boks back
1 Aug 11 15:06 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Tri Nations, WP | 68 Comments
Springbok management has decided to release a group of 15 players that were involved in the away leg of the Tri Nations for selection at Currie Cup level this weekend, along with a further 8 players that were selected as part of the Preliminary squad, who did not tour . [...]
A timely injection? (Or unwanted disruption)
It’s three rounds into the 2011 Currie Cup and the Sharks are sitting pretty, having won all three of their games to date. More impressively, though, two of those games have been against fellow “top five” opposition, with a squad containing close to a dozen players who are playing their first full season of Currie Cup rugby. [...]
Mostert gets a Bok start
There are some injury enforced changes in the team to face New Zealand, with Gerhard Mostert getting his test debut for Flip van der Merwe and Pat Lambie coming in at fullback to cover for Gio Aplon. [...]
New Zealand are sick of this South African mob already
28 Jul 11 06:28 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks, Tri Nations | 110 Comments
With the naming of Peter de Villiers side for the Springboks second Tri Nations Test of 2011, many a New Zealand fan is struggling to take this mob too seriously. [...]
Pat set for fullback switch
The Sharks look set to make changes to their backline to face the Bulls this weekend in order to give it more attacking thrust. With Fred Michalak and Pat Lambie combining well on attack against the Lions in the second half last week, the latter looks set for a positional switch in order to accommodate the former in the starting lineup. [...]
