Heyneke Meyer has once again overlooked Sharks pivot Pat Lambie and rather opted to hand Bulls man Handre Pollard a start at flyhalf in Saturday’s Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks in Wellington. [...]
Posts tagged with: Flyhalf
Pollard returns for Wellington clash
10 Sep 14 08:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 370 Comments
ABSA Currie Cup: DHL Western Province (27) v Xerox Golden Lions (14) F/T
23 Aug 14 16:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
The Lions have had to reshuffle their back-line at late notice. Will the loss of their flyhalf derail them at Newlands? [...]
Big blow for Bulls
18 Aug 14 11:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
In breaking news, it appears that Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter is set to miss around a month of Currie Cup action due to a rib injury sustained during Saturday’s Newlands drubbing at the hands of Western Province. [...]
Sharks v Griquas – the good and the bad
12 Aug 14 16:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
In the first of a new series of articles, I’m going to pick up five positive aspects from the Sharks’ opening Currie Cup win over Griquas, as well as look at five areas that were concerning. The hope is that as the season progresses, we end up with nothing at all to worry about and can gush forth about only positives. [...]
Smith named to terrorise Sharks
17 Jul 14 08:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
Dangerous play maker Ben Smith returns to the Highlanders side at fullback for Saturday’s Super Rugby Qualifier against the Cell C Sharks in Durban. [...]
Steyn back at flyhalf for Cape clash
10 Jul 14 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 88 Comments
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has re-entrusted Bok Frans Steyn with the all-important number 10 jersey for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town. [...]
Lions named for Rebels
1 Jul 14 16:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
Franco van der Merwe returns to the Lions starting lineup in time for his 98th career Super Rugby cap. The side named by coach Johan Ackermann to face the Rebels on Friday night is probably as strong as the coach has been able to field this year. [...]
Three more 10s gone
12 Jun 14 07:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Consolidating a few more news stories that have surfaced over the last few days, it appears that South Africa’s local flyhalf pool has been diminished even further as three more Bok-capped pivots head overseas. [...]
Bok flyhalf troubles
15 Apr 14 10:01 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 88 Comments
The Springboks kick off their first match of the year in exactly two months, against Wales, and although many would feel it is too soon to speculate the team, the Super Rugby season to date is making the list of suitable candidates shorter by the week. [...]
Silver linings to Sharks injury cloud
14 Apr 14 12:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 54 Comments
While many teams would be floored by a serious injury to their second-choice flyhalf just weeks after their first-choice had been ruled out for the year, for the Sharks, Saturday’s unfortunate injury to Fred Zeilinga open up a number of options for the coaching staff, most of which are rather enticing indeed. [...]
Sharks send dirty Tahs packing
29 Mar 14 19:20 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 77 Comments
Fred Zeilinga and the Sharks have made the Waratahs pay for an ill-disciplined performance in Durban tonight, with the young flyhalf kicking 19 points in a big 32-10 win for the home side. [...]
Injury update: Lambie’s Super Rugby season is over
24 Mar 14 18:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 70 Comments
The Sharks medical team have released an injury update revealing that Pat Lambie’s bicep injury is worse than initially feared. [...]
Lambie, Reinach ruled out
24 Mar 14 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
This news will come as no great surprise to Sharks fans, but is concerning all the same. Patrick Lambie and Cobus Reinach will both miss a month or more of Super Rugby action after sustaining serious injuries at Loftus this past weekend. [...]
Cheetahs lose Venter
18 Mar 14 10:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Toyota Cheetahs have suffered a further injury setback, with inside center Frans Venter, who joined them from the Bulls at the start of the season, forced to return home from their New Zealand tour after hurting his shoulder. [...]
White on Sharks changes
13 Mar 14 15:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has shared his views regarding changes to his team to face the Reds in Durban on Saturday. [...]
