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John Plumtree has revealed that he sees the final warm up game, against the Kings in PE, as a “dress rehearsal” for the season opener against the Bulls the following week. That’s a pretty clear indication that he will field his strongest side in that game with this weekend’s outing against Boland earmarked for a little more experimentation. [...]
Posts tagged with: Dale Chadwick
Sharks selection picture becomes a little clearer
Sharks weighing up their (pr)options
So, let’s start off by awarding to “tonsil of the week” prize to Captain Keegan… it seems that he was the one responsible for the tackle that led to Beast Mtawarira’s broken ankle. Keep up the good work, Skipper! (Only kidding Keegs, we’re sure it was an accident) [...]
John and John making big calls
Sharks coach John Plumtree might want to listen to his fellow countryman coaching the Lions, John Mitchell, as Mitchell has come out saying that he wants to build his Lions team by giving the youngsters a chance, instead of buying players. [...]
Pondering recent departures
While the dust has yet to settle on the news of a few recent departures from the Sharks squad – hell, in the case of Eugene van Staden we haven’t even had official confirmation from the union that it’s happening – I think we need to take a few moments to weigh up the potential implications of what has happened. [...]
Representing the Black and White
Westville Old Boys are making themselves known in the Sharks world with eight old boys wearing black and white. This is a considerable amount considering the school is only 50 years old and has only come up as a truely competitive Rugby in last 10 years or so. [...]
Plum reads the riot act… again
Another week and another bunch of pithy quotes from John Plumtree about how his players simply aren’t stepping up and need to find their way or risk giving up the trophy that they won in such great style last year. [...]
Sharks looked like a pub team
26 Sep 11 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks | 11 Comments
Sharks coach John Plumtree was in a funny mood after the match against Griquas, where the Sharks managed to score five points yes, but did so in a way that does not instil much confidence as the Currie Cup reaches the business end. [...]
Sharks ‘power’ to five point win
The Sharks successfully overcame a strong Griquas effort on Friday night to secure a 29 – 18 bonus point win, making it three from three in their attempt to make life difficult for themselves against the smaller unions. A match that was interrupted by a power outage provided an entertaining match that could have gone either way until late in the second half.
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Sharks make plenty changes for Cheetahs clash
The Sharks team to face the Cheetahs has finally been released, with a few surprising changes but nothing that our investigative journalist Rob hasn’t predicted already. [...]
Sharks scrum apparently a weakness
It’s not often than I read things in the press that have me, quite literally speechless, but now and again, it does happen… [...]
My Bok B-Team
13 Sep 11 15:37 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, WP | 89 Comments
Looking at the Currie Cup at the moment, a lot of people are calling it a watered down version, and rightly so, all the Springboks are away at the World Cup. But think about it, where were the Boks last year? They were all playing Tri Nations and only came back for the play-off games. So this is the future of the Currie Cup, the current players are the future Springboks in the making. [...]
Double digit Dale!
Sharks loosehead prop Dale Chadwick celebrates a personal milestone against the Pumas tomorrow as he’ll earn his tenth Currie Cup cap. [...]
Sharks player rating v Blue Bulls
The Sharks recorded their third win of the season over the Bulls (and the second in succession at Loftus) when they prevailed by 39 points to 27 on Saturday afternoon. Let’s have a look at how the individuals did. [...]
Sharks bulk up for Bulls
The Sharks team to face the Bulls at Loftus this weekend has been announced, and sees a few changes to the forward pack, as our psychic Rob Otto predicted. [...]
Sharks v Lions: by the numbers
It’s always far less fun doing this after the team has suffered a loss, but let’s see if we can glean anything from the match statistics that might help to understand where things went wrong. The numbers we’re using, as always, are courtesy of www.ruggastats.com. [...]
