The Sharks have named their side to face the Lions at Ellis Park on Friday evening, with Louis Ludik set to feature in midfield in a surprising experiment. [...]
Posts tagged with: Butch James
Experimental Sharks to face Lions
19 Jun 13 13:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
No Bissie, no Butch as Sharks named for Bulls
23 May 13 12:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
It seems once again there’s been a little confusion in the Sharks ranks, with both Bismarck du Plessis and Butch James missing out on this weekend’s match against the Bulls due to being “unready for selection”, despite numerous reports and assurances over the last few weeks that they would be. Furthermore, Anton Bresler is also injured this week, necessitating a change in the second row. [...]
Unexpected Beast boost for Sharks
21 May 13 18:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
There’s been a bit of a silver lining to the Sharks’ latest injury cloud, with the news that Beast Mtawarira will be fit for selection this weekend. [...]
Sharks bolstered for Bulls clash
20 May 13 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 50 Comments
The good news from a Sharks point of view is that neither hooker Bismarck du Plessis, nor flyhalf butch James, appear to have suffered any further setbacks during their rehabilitation from respective knee injuries and are on track to make a comeback to competitive rugby this weekend, as we reported earlier. [...]
Injury chaos continues as Deysel again ruled out
16 Apr 13 12:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Urgent questions regarding the management of injured players at the Sharks now need to be answered as another player has gone from being on the verge of a comeback, to once again injured with an indeterminate return date. [...]
Battered, bruised, broken – Injuries bite the Sharks
7 Apr 13 09:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
While Friday night’s victory over the Crusaders was hugely significant for the Sharks – and has allowed them to further cement their position atop the South African conference – the stresses and strains of the Super Rugby tournament’s opening stanza have taken their toll, with two fresh injury concerns from that match adding to an already alarming roster of unavailable players. [...]
Further blow for Whitehead
3 Apr 13 15:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
In a bit of bad news for the team, Sharks centre Tim Whitehead is in danger of missing the Antipodean tour as the result of a worse-than-expected recovery from his forearm fracture. [...]
Sharks in good shape
5 Mar 13 10:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
The Sharks website has confirmed a clean bill of health for the team following Saturday’s win against the Stormers, meaning plenty of options for the coaches when they select their side to face the Kings in Port Elizabeth this weekend. [...]
We want the truth! We can handle the truth!
19 Feb 13 12:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Am I the only one who is a little upset about the way that injury news tends to “trickle” out of the Sharks camp, rather than those involved simply being honest and upfront about the state of health of the squad? Let me elaborate. [...]
James also out for Sharks
14 Feb 13 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
The mystery surrounding the absence of flyhalf Butch James during the Sharks’ run of warm-up games has been solved. [...]
Consistency key for Daniel
16 Jan 13 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Speaking to Rugby365, Sharks captain Keegan Daniel has put into words what many of us have privately been thinking ahead of the new season; while the Sharks did well in patches last year, there’s very little doubt that a lack of consistency during the regular season made life much harder for them in the play-off stages than it might otherwise have been. [...]
Sharks cricket squad named
11 Jan 13 16:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
The Sharks have revealed their line-up for Sunday’s Pick’n'Pay Durban Challegne T20 cricket match against the Sunfoil Dolphins. [...]
Super Sharks 2013
31 Dec 12 10:20 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 84 Comments
With Super Rugby 2013 around the corner lets look at some the players that will be wearing the Sharks jersey. [...]
Butch deal confirmed
6 Nov 12 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 25 Comments
Former Sharks and Springbok flyhalf Butch James will once again don the Black and White of the Sharks as his move back to the franchise has been confirmed. [...]
Butch a step closer
31 Oct 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 22 Comments
Butch James’s return to the Sharks took a step closer to completion as the player is reportedly in Durban at present, negotiating a deal. [...]
