While Sharks coach John Plumtree has been quick to point to his strong squad, with plenty of competition for places, as one of the reasons behind the team’s recent resurgence, there’s one position in particular where a lack of depth is starting to become very worrying indeed. [...]
Posts tagged with: Conrad Hoffmann
Sharks stuck on cloud 8
My little wishlist
The Sharks face the Force this weekend in what should be one of the more comfortable wins of the season, seeing as the Sharks are at home and the Force are travelling in what is one of their worst seasons to date, currently propping up the Australian conference with two wins from ten matches. [...]
Where is the logic?
The Sharks team announcement this week has lead me to think that there is something wrong within the Sharks camp, whether it be the coach or the management staff back home, but nobody seems to be effectively communicating with each other. [...]
Hoffmann on his way to New Zealand
Sharksworld has learned that scrumhalf Conrad Hoffmann has been called up to join the Sharks tour party and may already be on his way to join his team mates in Wellington as they prepare for Friday’s match against the Hurricanes. [...]
Deysel is back!
The Sharks XV take on the Free State XV in the third round of Vodacom Cup matches on Friday night, with Jean Deysel finally getting himself back on the field of play, after some extensive rehab. The big flanker will lead the side from the 7 jersey, in the place of Francois Kleinhans, who takes a break following a suspension for stomping. [...]
Vodacom Cup 2012 – Sharks XV (15) v Western Province (17) F/T
The Sharks XV take on Western Province in a televised Vodacom Cup match this afternoon. The game is at Kings Park and serves as the curtain-raiser to the big Sharks-Reds Super Rugby clash later on. [...]
Jordaan starts for Sharks XV
The Sharks XV host Western Province on Saturday in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash against the Reds, in a match that is billed as a Top of the Table clash, as the Sharks lie first and WP second after the first round of matches. [...]
Looking ahead to the tour
With the Sharks playing their last game in South Africa for a month – against the Reds on Saturday – our thoughts inevitably will turn towards the upcoming tour. The squad, we assume, will depart for Australia and New Zealand shortly after Saturday’s game. [...]
Possible return for Deysel, Hoffmann
There’s good news coming out of Durban this afternoon, with Sharks team doctor Ewoudt van der Linde confirming that both Jean Deysel and Conrad Hoffmann could be in line for game time with the Sharks XV as early as this weekend. [...]
Sharks injury update
The Sharks can report clear bill of health after the weekend’s loss to the Stormers, with no injuries sustained. More good news is the progress of the injured players, as they creep closer to full fitness. [...]
Sharks looking good
The first pictures of the Sharks back in training for the year have cropped up and one or two interesting things can be gleaned from them. [...]
Hoffmann blow for Sharks
The Sharks have suffered a serious injury setback ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season with the news that Conrad Hoffmann has torn a pectoral muscle. [...]
All I want for Christmas…
What’s that sound I hear? Sleigh bells? Somebody creeping down the chimney with a “ho ho ho”? Fat men in red suits handing out expensive gifts to complete strangers? Time to get that old Christmas list done, I reckon! [...]
Keen to have a crack – Sharksworld chats to Tim Whitehead
Former UCT and Western Province centre Tim Whitehead has opted to swap the blue and white stripes and mountain vistas of Cape Town for a berth in the Sharks squad next season. In time-honoured tradition, the talented 23-year-old had hardly managed to unpack his suitcase in Durban before Sharksworld caught up with him for a quick chat. [...]
Kockott hints at Sharks return
The Sharks brainstrust, it would seem, are perhaps starting to question the wisdom of letting so many established stars leave while in their prime and if whispers are to be believed, seem intent on luring at least some of them back. Scrumhalf Rory Kockott has hinted on Twitter that he might consider a return to Durban, in the latest twist. [...]
