The Sharks will be welcoming the Crusaders to Kings Park on Friday night for the 8th time in the history of the competition and for the first time since 2009, as the conference system ensured that these teams did not meet last year. The last time these sides played against each other they made history by playing the first Super Rugby match on European soil, when they faced off at Twickenham. The Crusaders delivered an exhibition and came out victors in that game as they have in most games where these teams met before. [...]
Posts tagged with: All Blacks
The Crusaders challenge
Barritt shines in great English win
England stunned the rugby world in Saturday in surging to a record win over the All Blacks at Twickenham. It was the English midfield, superbly marshalled by Sharks old boy Bradley Barritt, that did most of the damage, carving open the Kiwi defence three times in the second half to put the result beyond doubt. [...]
39 Weeks of non-stop rugby
1 Nov 12 10:30 by Letgo | All Blacks, Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 23 Comments
Heyneke Meyer, in interviews this week, has expressed his frustration at mismanagement of players that have been overplayed in this long season, leaving him with injuries to key players and a bunch of overplayed and exhausted players in his training group. Meyer feels that we should be looking to New Zealand for tips in this area saying: “I think the one team that gets it right in the world is the All Blacks” [...]
New captain for All Blacks
The All Blacks will have try out a new captain on their end of year tour to Europe, in anticipation of Richie McCaw’s sabbatical from rugby next year. [...]
Two debutants in experienced All Black tour squad
The All Blacks have named their squad for their tour of Europe with two uncapped players called into the 32 man squad that has 1103 caps amongst them. [...]
Maitland commits to Glasgow switch
Crusaders winger Sean Maitland has signed a 3-year deal with the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland, the same club for which former Lions number 8 Josh Strauss is now playing. [...]
End of Goosen’s season
9 Oct 12 08:33 by Richard Ferguson | Cheetahs, Original Content, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 31 Comments
Coach Heyneke Meyer might rue his decision to rush young Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen into the Springbok fold, following news that Goosen has picked up a Grade 3 medial tear in his knee, and could be out for a lengthy amount of time. [...]
Rugby questions
8 Oct 12 00:27 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 51 Comments
In the wake of the All Blacks win in Soweto my thoughts have now turned to what other twists and turns the rugby season may hold: [...]
All Blacks want to keep winning
4 Oct 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 8 Comments
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has made only two changes to the side that clinched the Rugby Championship in Argentina last weekend, to face the Boks in the final round of matches this weekend. [...]
Sprinboks unchanged for All Blacks
3 Oct 12 13:16 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 15 Comments
For the first time under the reign of Heyneke Meyer, the Springbok team has remained unchanged for consecutive matches. [...]
Prelims passed; Finals to come
1 Oct 12 08:19 by The Sharks Sharkie | All Blacks, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Springboks, The Rugby Championship, Wallabies | 11 Comments
The country is overjoyed right now. The Springboks played the game of rugby without the silly up-and-unders, kicks down field and one dimensional (predictable) gameplan that they usually employ. They ran in five tries, attacked from within their own 22m area, offloaded in the tackle, dummied, defended like champions too… AND Lambie, Jantjies and De Jongh all got to show what they’ve got! [...]
Taute, Jantjies get Bok call at last
There was further good news for the Lions last night, as three of their players, including uncapped backline stars Jaco Taute and Elton Jantjies, were included in a slightly enlarged 30-man Springbok squad to take on the Wallabies and All Blacks over the next fortnight. [...]
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is to take six months off rugby.
Stuff.co.nz reports that All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is to take six months off rugby. [...]
Burden, Mvovo back for Lions clash
18 Sep 12 11:26 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 21 Comments
The Sharks welcome back Craig Burden and Lwazi Mvovo for this weekend’s clash with the Lions in Johannesburg. The pair, who have had limited game time with the Boks, with Burden an unused player in both all three matches he has been in the squad, can finally get some game time. [...]
Relief for Springboks
13 Sep 12 07:54 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 5 Comments
South Africa have one less thing to worry about when they face the All Blacks in Dunedin this weekend, and not only will they not have to face an injured Dan Carter, but they face the New Zealand version of Ricky Januarie in Piri Weepu, who starts ahead of Aaron Smith. [...]
