Previously in Shark Wars: While braaiing at the final of Hotgrub Cup, Shark Lionchaser blacked out and had a vision in which he saw the future unfold for talented young Booter Tap Repus… Compelled to tell his hero what he’d been witness to, Lionchaser made his way into the Great Whites’ locker room where he and Repus had locked minds in a Boot-inspired temporal maelstrom, which revealed a shocking link between the two… Learn more now as the tale unfolds… [...]
Posts tagged with: Final
Shark Wars Episode XV: Return of the Cup…
Time for a break
This article started as a comment but ended up being so long that I thought it might be an appropriate article. [...]
Kleinhans returns in time for final
Sharks under 21 flanker Francois Kleinhans has made a return to the side that will play in the competition final, against the Blue Bulls on Saturday. [...]
Sharks not taking Lions lightly – Daniel
Sharks captain Keegan Daniel has highlighted the Lions’ hunger – driven by a desire to capture a trophy after 12 lean years – as a key factor that the Sharks will need to overcome in order to secure the Currie Cup when the two sides play in Johannesburg on Saturday. [...]
Who will it be?
After watching the weekend’s Currie Cup rugby, with the exception of the Western Province match, I found myself looking forward to the play-offs and trying to position the teams in their finishing order. [...]
ITM Cup 2011 – Week 6 Preview
Unfashionable Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay confirmed their front running credentials during Week 5 with emphatic wins that consolidated their leadership of both divisions of the ITM Cup. [...]
Super Rugby Final: Reds (18) vs Crusaders (13) F/T
The Reds tackle the Crusaders in the inaugural final to the Super Rugby tournament, when they face each other for the second time at Suncorp Stadium this season, and this time it is for more than just log points. [...]
Continuity for both Super Rugby finalists
Both Ewan McKenzie and Todd Blackadder have the unaccustomed luxury of being able to name unchanged lineups for this weekend’s Super Rugby final in Brisbane. For McKenzie in particular, it is something of a rarity to have not lost any players to injury and his side will relish the continuity. [...]
Book launch planned and you are all invited
As momentum gathers towards next weekend’s Super 15 Final at Suncorp Stadium between the Queensland Reds and the Crusaders, I am wasting no time in writing my book. Here is an extract exclusive to Sharksworld. [...]
Screw it – let’s do it!
The Sharks are already winging their way to Johannesburg, en route to Nelson in New Zealand where they will face the mighty Crusaders in a knock-out match to determine which side will progress to next week’s semi-finals. Heading off on such a long journey on such short notice, to play a dangerous team in a knockout match is always a huge ask, but if there’s one thing I learned from Loftus, it’s that this Sharks team has the guts and gumption to do just that. [...]
Kiwi Super 15 Pre-Season Preview – The Chiefs
The 2010 Chiefs season was one of the strangest in the history of the competition. The losing 2009 Finalists, started with an impressive three wins on the road against the Sharks, Lions (their 72-65 win will go down as a landmark game under the then new rule interpretations) and then beating the Force on the way home in Perth. Most punters, included myself thought the Chiefs looked like they had picked up where they left off at the end of the 2009 season. [...]
ITM Cup – 2010 Final Preview
The Canterbury machine rolled on last weekend and this week they will be looking to emulate the star studded Auckland side of the 1980’s in making it three National Provincial Championships in a row. [...]
Well done Sharks – 2010 Currie Cup Champs
There aren’t enough words right now, so I’ll keep this short. [...]
1st Division Finals
Before the Sharks and Western Province go head-to-head in the domestic showpiece in Durban on Saturday, two other very important games will take place – the final legs of the Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. [...]
Messages of support
The final is tomorrow and we’re collecting messages of support for the Sharks team. [...]



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