What’s going on with our props? How much longer are we going to bugger around playing guys out of position? It’s really starting to get a little ridiculous now; the front row is meant to be a real strength of the Sharks and it’s rapidly turning into a glaring weakness. [...]
Posts tagged with: Deon Carstens
What a PROPer mess
Not time to hit the panic stations
The recent warm-up game against the Western Force was a disappointing result, although it does need to be seen in the right context as well. While some reports and comments (not on this site) have suggested that the Sharks do not have a strong enough squad to compete in the Super 14 this year and that they are undergoing a “transitional phase”, I believe that there is more than enough potential for this squad to be competitive. [...]
Sharks on the road to nowhere?
The big coastal unions are licking their wounds after finding that their “one, two” status from the Absa Currie Cup round-robin phase counted for horribly little on semi-finals day. [...]
Sharks looking in good shape
The good news from the regular Tuesday press conference at ABSA stadium is that both Beast Mtawarira and Bismarck du Plessis are now looking odds-on to start this weekend’s semi-final. [...]
Bismarck has NOT been ruled out yet
I’m seeing a lot of stories out there about how Bismarck du Plessis has injured his ribs so badly that he’ll definitely be out for Saturday’s semi-final – and possibly even the rest of the season. These would seem to be premature at best – which is a step away from saying that they’ve just been made up. [...]
Awesome work, Sharks – now the real battle begins
A strange thought occurred to me on Sunday morning, one that I probably should have had a while ago. We’ve been so obsessed with semi-final permutations and with hoping against hope that the Sharks would be able to finish in top spot, that we haven’t really focused much on what happens next. Have the Sharks really secured themselves an easier run-in to the final? [...]
Sharks need to sort their pack – and fast!
Am I the only one who went, quite quickly, from being simply disappointed to rather alarmed on Friday night? The Sharks pack, admittedly not a full-strength one, should nevertheless have done a far better job of containing – nay, dominating – their Leopards counterparts. Far too often, though, it was the visitors who enjoyed the up-front supremacy. [...]
Sharks have front-row woes
Although the rugby gods would appear to be smiling on John Plumtree in some ways, when it comes to the front row, he must be wondering what he’s done to make them so angry. The Sharks look to have lost yet another prop to a potentially serious injury. [...]
Muller poised to return for Sharks
There’s a bit of good news coming out of the Sharks camp this week, with regular skipper Johann Muller odds on to return to the side to face Griquas this weekend. Muller has been out of the game for five weeks after breaking his arm in the opening match of this year’s Currie Cup. [...]
Front row problems for Sharks
The very last thing the Sharks need heading into this weekend’s crunch match with Griquas is further upheavals in the front row, but it looks like that’s exactly what they’ll get. [...]
Sharks welcome back three Springboks
Monty Dumond will start at flyhalf for the Sharks against the Lions in Joburg this weekend, with both other goal-kicking options, Rory Kockott and Juan Hernández, ruled out through injury. Deon Carstens, Jannie du Plessis and Odwa Ndungane all make their return to the side. [...]
Sharks want Doc for Coke Park clash
The Lions could be up against it in the front row this weekend should the Sharks be successful in their attempts to have Jannie du Plessis released from the Springbok squad for this weekend’s match. [...]
Mitchell helps out
After Wednesday’s Sharks training session, which revealed a temporary turn of events writes Craig Lewis for The Daily News , assistant coach Grant Bashford summed it up best when he said with a chuckle: “There’s never a dull moment here at the Sharks is there?” [...]
Sharks without big guns for Phokeng
The Sharks will have to do without a number of key personnel against the Leopards this Friday night – coach John Plumtree being among them. The former Natal loose forward has flown back to New Zealand this week to attend to a family matter, leaving the team in the capable hands of his assistants. [...]
Odwa, Deon cleared to play
Odwa Ndungane and Deon Carstens have both been cleared to play against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this evening. [...]
