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With the dust still settling on news that Heyneke Meyer will be Springbok coach, should he accept the appointment, startling news surfaced that retired lock Victor Matfield might consider coming out of retirement to play for Meyer. [...]
Posts tagged with: Bakkies Botha
Have we not seen the last of Matfield?
Toulon line up Bakkies replacement
Veteran English lock Simon Shaw is apparently close to a short-term deal that will see him cover for the injured Bakkies Botha at Toulon on France. [...]
What’s the French for “caveat emptor” anyway?
If you’re one of the many Bok fans shaking your head in dismay at the news that dear old Bakkies Botha has been ruled out of the World Cup without ever really getting into it, spare a thought for the poor souls on the Cote d’Azure who may just have been forced to spit out their croissants after this latest development. [...]
Where to from here for Bulls
It’s an odd sight, seeing the Bulls down in sixth spot on a Currie Cup log, and something that non-Bulls supporters would have thought was not going to happen for quite some time. The thing is, I am of the opinion that they will stay right where they are, not getting close to even fourth spot on the log. [...]
Steyn out, Smit to be considered
15 Aug 11 14:36 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations | 146 Comments
Francois Steyn will not take part in Saturday’s Tri Nations encounter against the All Blacks in Port Elizabeth following an injury he sustained against the Wallabies in Durban this past weekend. [...]
Brüssow starts as A-team come out to play
11 Aug 11 13:00 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 150 Comments
The Springbok team to face the Wallabies in Durban this Saturday has been announced and there are a few surprises in the starting line-up, first being that Heinrich Brüssow has been selected in the starting fifteen. [...]
SW Awards – 4 Lock
29 Jun 11 09:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Lions, Original Content, Stormers, Super Rugby | 18 Comments
It’s that time of the year when all sorts of awards and prizes get handed to players who have performed well in the Super Rugby tournament. Here at Sharksworld, we tend to do things a little differently, rewarding those players that performed well, performed poorly as well as rewarding them for those idiotic moments. [...]
Pride and passion aplenty
It was billed as the swansong of a golden Bulls generation. This would be the last time the light blue army would get to see the likes of Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield, Danie Rossouw and Fourie du Preez on their beloved home ground. On top of that this match also marked the century of Bulls caps for the hardman Bakkies Botha. This was effectively a knock out game and the Bulls are notoriously difficult to beat in that type of game, even more so at Loftus. Surely the Bulls with their momentum of six consecutive wins and homeground advantage would prove too much for the Sharks who had stuttered their way towards the end of the Super rugby season. Somebody had forgotten to read that script to the Sharks. [...]
Du Preez returns via bench
The Bulls have named a strong lineup to face the Sharks at Loftus Versveld this weekend, with the two Springboks who missed last week’s outing to Newlands back in the match 22. [...]
Loftus swansongs aplenty
Saturday’s big derby at Loftus between the Bulls and the Sharks will, in all likelihood, mark the end of the Super Rugby season for whichever team loses. This implies that whatever the result, their will be one or two big name players who won’t be seen in their team’s respective colours again. [...]
Advantage: Stormers as Bakkies ruled out
Bok lock Bakkies Botha will not play for the Bulls against the Stormers this weekend, it has been confirmed. The abrasive second-rower has failed to recover in time from a knee strain and will thus miss the opportunity to earn his 100th Super Rugby cap at Newlands. [...]
Injury concerns for Bulls, Stormers
This weekend’s crunch Super Rugby derby between the Stormers and the Bulls at Newlands is shaping up to be a real humdinger, with the “house full” signs already going up in Cape Town early in the week. A number of key players look unlikely to passed fit in time for the big game, though. [...]
What a load of Bullderdash…
Naas is going to have to forgive me. Because even though I live almost within spitting distance of Fortress Loftus (and believe me, if I could spit at it from here, I would) I am not known for my love of those blue-clad, behorned and invariably intoxicated fellows who tend to hang out there supporting a team all and sundry would have us believe to be rugby titans. [...]
Match Review – Bulls feel the Force
Planet Rugby reports the Bulls slumped to their third Super Rugby defeat in a row after losing 26-21 in Perth to the Western Force on Saturday. [...]
Du Preez starts for Bulls
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez is one of three players returning to the starting line-up of the Vodacom Bulls for their match against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. [...]
