Like Piet Lindeque before him, scrumhalf Tian Meyer has taken somewhat of a long and convoluted path between the Sharks junior ranks and the Super Rugby side, but appears to have almost reached his intended destination at last. [...]
Posts tagged with: Cobus Reinach
Meyer finally gets his call-up
Reinach returns as Mvovo arrives
The worst has indeed been confirmed, with Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach having to return from tour after just one game, as the result of an ankle injury. [...]
Reinach hurt, Steyn cited
The blows continue to hit the beleaguered Sharks, with two more pieces of bad news after this morning’s loss to the Chiefs. [...]
Bok call-up for Reinach
Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has been rewarded for his good form over the last few weeks with a call-up to Heyneke Meyer’s first Springbok planning camp. starting in Cape Town this morning. [...]
Lambie gains Sharks a point in tame Newlands display
Another 80 minutes without being able to score a try saw the Sharks lose to the Stormers, by 15 points to 22. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Rebels
The Sharks recorded a 64-7 drubbing of an horrendously weak Rebels team on Saturday. While the opposition wasn’t up to much, you can only play what’s in front of you and it was particularly pleasing to see the Sharks stick to their guns and fine-tune their own game. [...]
Keegan probable starter
If I read the situation correctly at this afternoon’s press conference the chances are good that Keegan Daniel will be returning to the Sharks starting line-up and taking over the captaincy from stand in captain Frans Steyn. [...]
Sharks v Kings – by the numbers
Let’s look at a few of the statistics to come out of the drab win over the Kings, courtesy of www.rugbystats.com.au. [...]
Single change for Sharks
The Sharks have made only one change to the team that beat the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last week, bringing in Jean Deysel to start in place of Jacques Botes. [...]
Cheetahs v Sharks – Player Ratings
The Sharks recorded an opening round victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, leading by 21 points at one stage and then letting it slip and allowing the Cheetahs back in game. Let’s have a look at the individual performances. [...]
Kankowski backed for start in Bloem
The Sharks have selected a strong – and mostly unsurprising – team to face the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby opener on Saturday, with the selection of Ryan Kankowski at eighthman perhaps the biggest talking point. [...]
Stronger Sharks for Pumas
John Plumtree has named a near full-strength Sharks line-up to face the Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday evening. [...]
Frans to captain Sharks against Leopards
The Sharks have named a 24 man squad to take on the Leopards in Pietermaritzburg on Friday in the first of two preseason friendlies for the men in black and white. The most interesting selection is that of Frans Steyn as captain of the side. [...]
We are young so let’s set the field on fire
Last year we all saw a lot of young players introduced to Super Rugby, either due to injury of other players or just because they are pure class. Some of them even went on to represent our nation’s pride by earning some Springbok caps. They have grown not just in size but also in stature, and this year they can really light up the Super Rugby stage! [...]
Breakthrough season for who?
With 2013 now getting into the swing of things, it would be worth to have a look at which players could and should come into the Bok selection frame this year. [...]
