While losses sustained by both the Bulls and the Stormers over the Easter Weekend may have given the Sharks a little breathing space at the top of the South African Conference log, an unlikely new challenger, in the form of the Cheetahs, has emerged to ensure that Friday’s game against the Crusaders remains a must-win. [...]
Posts tagged with: Cape Town
Much to gain – much to lose
Sharks XV fly the flag
It may have been a dark day for the Sharks Super Rugby side in Durban on Saturday, but there was a little joy earlier in the day when Jandre Marais led the Sharks XV to a scrappy, but hugely significant, 24-23 win over reigning Vodacom cup champions Western Province in Cape Town. [...]
Everitt maintains continuity
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named a mostly unchanged side for his team’s second-round Vodacom Cup clash in Cape Town this weekend. Whilst his charges performed superbly in delivering a proper beating to Border last week, the coach is keen not to let anyone get ahead of themselves, as far tougher opposition await in the form of reining champions Western Province. [...]
Stormers stretched at forward ahead of opener
The Sharks aren’t the only South African conference contenders facing a tricky away opener in Super Rugby – the Stormers will head up to Loftus to play the somewhat resurgent Bulls, sporting a forward combination that will be somewhat less formidable than they would have hoped. [...]
Smit coming back to South Africa?
John Smit could be making a come back in the 2013 Super Rugby tournament, and not with the Sharks. [...]
Critical times in the next 8 months
We have all learnt, and specifically Sharks fans, that there is no easy match in a Super Rugby season, but there sure are important matches, key to the bigger scheme of things, which is to finally lift a Super Rugby trophy. [...]
Six Sharks for Junior Boks
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron has included six Sharks players in his latest SA Under 20 training squad, with the select group of 34 players set to gather in Cape Town next week for a training camp. [...]
Smart rugby, not so smart players
The newly crowned Currie Cup champions caused a bit of a stir during their open bus tour through the City of Cape Town, with players throwing money at supporters. [...]
Taute, Jantjies “promised jerseys”
According to a story on Rugby365, both Jaco Taute and Elton Jantjies will play for the Stormers in 2013, due mostly to guarantees of game time in their chosen positions. [...]
Sharks keen on Jantjies – reports
According to the generally reliable Brenden Nel of Supersport, Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been offered a spot in the Sharks’ Super Rugby squad for next year, although a deal from the Stormers is understood to be on the table as well. [...]
Spies out of Rugby Championship
15 Aug 12 08:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 38 Comments
News filtered through last night that Bulls and Springbok eighthman Pierre Spies has injured his finger and will take no part in the Rugby Championship after being ruled out for anything from 8 to 12 weeks. [...]
Time for Tjop to shine
A good friend (and sometimes poster here) reckons that there are a number of key positions in a rugby team that need to be filled with quality in order for a team to succeed. You can afford to carry a few young players and even make room for a journeyman or two, but compromise on the spine of your team and the result, more often than not, will be an extra tick in the “L” column. [...]
Currie Cup is back and I am stoked
Now that the Super Rugby has finally drawn to a close its time to focus on something very dear to many South Africans ,the Absa Currie Cup. [...]
The boys are finished – let them rest
Yes, yes – I know there’s a Currie Cup game against WP this weekend (who the hell scheduled that!) and that as Sharks supporters we expect our team to win every time we start… and so on and so forth. My view, though, is that it would be ridiculously unfair to expect any of the boys who just stepped off a plane back from Sydney last night to play in Cape Town on Saturday. [...]
Dare we dream?
Saturday’s stunning qualifier victory over the Reds in Brisbane – only the second time the Sharks (or any South African side) have won an away knock-out encounter – certainly put a smile back on the faces of a legion of Sharks fans who have had to endure their fair share of disappointment already this season. [...]
