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With the 2012 installment of Super Rugby rapidly approaching, I’ve been feeling myself filled with a sense of optimism over this year’s Sharks squad; settled and stable (some important contract extensions have been put to bed), talented, with depth across the park and a decent blend of youth and experience… on the face of it, it seems like a group who could possibly go all the way. [...]
Posts tagged with: Bismarck du Plessis
My 2012 Sharks Wish-List
30 Jan 12 13:58 by Culling Song | Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks, Super Rugby | 23 Comments
Big day looming for the big doctor
Love is in the air in Durban, it seems, with one of the Sharks’ front-row stalwarts set to take things to the next level a week from tomorrow. [...]
The light blue tinge
After numerous press releases and backwards and forwards amongst SARU, Blue Bulls Rugby, Heyneke Meyer, Gert Smal and even Peter de Villiers, it seems that the cat is now unofficially out the bag, and that the National Coach will be Heyneke Meyer. But what does this mean? [...]
Sharks Rugby making all the right noises
The Sharks Rugby Union must be on some kind of high after news hit late yesterday that Steven Sykes has signed a 1 year contract with them, and now they have managed to extend the contracts of most of their big name players. [...]
Super Rugby 2012: An Optimistic Approach
17 Jan 12 11:46 by Original Pierre | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 80 Comments
Super Rugby is almost upon us and along with the pre-season jitters, on my part, comes the inevitable speculation: How will the Sharks go this time around? [...]
Leaders in the pack (but what about the backs?)
John Plumtree yesterday ended much of the speculation that has been doing the rounds when he confirmed Keegan Daniel and Bismarck du Plessis as captain and vice captain respectively for the Sharks Super Rugby campaign. While I feel the Sharks have made the right choices – in fact, the obvious choices – from a squad perspective, I’m a little worried about how this might translate into on-field leadership. [...]
And the Sharks Captain is…
Sharks coach John Plumtree has announced his Captain and Vice-Captain for the 2012 Super Rugby series.
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Leading from the front
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made it public knowledge that he will select his captain for the season next week sometime, and this got me thinking as to who the candidates could be. My 2 minute self debate ended quite simply with another year under Keegan Daniel. But then I had a few beers with a good mate of mine, and this is what we decided would be best for the Black and White. [...]
Speaking of captaincy…
While we’re pretty quick to point fingers at the Bulls for appointing what many consider to be the wrong captain for their upcoming Super Rugby campaign, it occurs to me that our own beloved Sharks are also in something of an unclear position when it comes to leadership in 2012. [...]
Sharksworld Awards 2011: The Winners
The process of voting on the Sharksworld 2011 awards has been changed slightly from the original plan as a result of how the nominations went. After counting the nominations, we realised that there were clear winners in six of the seven categories and as such it was decided that the players with the most nominations in each category would be announced as the winners of that award. [...]
Pat, Bismarck and Sbura rewarded
Bok flanker Schalk Burger picked up the prestigious Rugby Player of the Year award at SA Rugby’s annual award ceremony last night, but three Sharks players also picked up gongs in their respective categories. [...]
Pat, Bismarck in line for top award
Sharks players Patrick Lambie and Bismarck du Plessis have both been nominated for the prestigious SARU Rugby Player of the Year award, the winner of which will be announced on 3 November. [...]
Sharks holding most of the trump cards
The situation heading into Saturday’s first Currie Cup semi-final, between the Sharks and the Cheetahs, seems quite similar to the second one, where one of the teams has all the big-name players, but the other, arguably, the better overall form and cohesion. [...]
A message to our brave young Sharks
This one goes out to all the young players who have represented the Sharks with such bravery, commitment and enthusiasm so far this Currie Cup season. [...]
Step into their shoes
24 Aug 11 08:00 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby | 92 Comments
I sat myself down on Sunday, still feeling the effects of a below par Sharks team scraping yet another win against a minnow team, and decided to voice my concern in an article highlighting the centres at the Sharks. This was met by some interesting comments, most that I did not expect, about which players should be bought, from an over the hill Doppies la Grange to a player who has not played any Vodacom Cup, Currie Cup or Super Rugby in JP du Plessis. So this got me thinking…
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