The Sharks have named a very experimental-looking starting side for Friday night’s warm up game against Boland, which kicks off at 7pm at Mr Price Kings Park. [...]
Posts tagged with: Frederic Michalak
Sharks named for Boland clash
Michalak agrees to Toulon deal
Reports in the European press suggest that Frederic Michalak will join RC Toulon for a three year stint on completion of his Super Rugby commitments in Durban. [...]
Dead-eye Elton nails Sharks in one-sided final
Young flyhalf Elton Jantjies came within a whisker of breaking Derick Hougaard’s record for most points in a Currie Cup Final yesterday, as he scored 24 in a perfect kicking display that consigned the Sharks to the also-ran scrapheap in this year’s competition. Josh Strauss’s Lions team broke a 12-year trophy-less streak in winning their first title since 1999. [...]
Fred declared fit
The Sharks received a boost ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup Final as French flyhalf Frederic Michalak was cleared to play, after being forced off the field half an hour into last week’s semi-final against the Cheetahs. [...]
Pat, Bismarck in line for top award
Sharks players Patrick Lambie and Bismarck du Plessis have both been nominated for the prestigious SARU Rugby Player of the Year award, the winner of which will be announced on 3 November. [...]
Sharks holding most of the trump cards
The situation heading into Saturday’s first Currie Cup semi-final, between the Sharks and the Cheetahs, seems quite similar to the second one, where one of the teams has all the big-name players, but the other, arguably, the better overall form and cohesion. [...]
Sharks named for semi
Sharks coach John Plumtree has included all of his available Springboks for this weekend’s semi-final clash against the Cheetahs. [...]
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. [...]
Running of the Sharks?
In Pamplona, during the hot summer months, the Spanish locals participate in an annual festival called “the running of the bulls”, where they whip up a herd of of the animals into a frenzy and allow them to run wild down the village streets, stamping on and goring participants as they go. While the Blue Bulls class of 2012 have shown little this Currie Cup to suggest that they are in the same league as these ferocious beasts, it would appear to be their opponents – the Sharks – who intend to do the running this weekend. [...]
Physicality and defence will be the key
The Sharks head down to Nelspruit to take on the Pumas in my backyard, first of all I am obviously very excited to see the Sharks play live since I never had the opportunity apart from the Sharks XV game earlier this year. Looking back at the Sharks XV game earlier this year I get a little bit of a worried feeling in my gut since most of our current front row played that day against the Pumas. At the end of the night the Sharks XV held on to the death to win, but I am sure some of those guys will remember just how strong the Puma forward pack was. [...]
Kanko dropped as Sharks play Alberts
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made only one change to his starting fifteen following the win at Loftus over the Bulls, and a further two changes to the substitutes bench from that match. [...]
Michalak starts at flyhalf for Sharks
In an anticipated change, French flyhalf Fred Michalak has been named to start for the Sharks at Loftus this weekend, with Pat Lambie replacing Louis Ludik in the number 15 jersey. [...]
The French have done it again (LADIES pay attention)
Here’s one for the Ladies, enjoy. [...]
SIX Nations Round 1
The Six nations tournament starts this weekend with a full compliment of 3 matches. [...]
Michalak recalled eventually
Frederic Michalak has been recalled to the France squad for the first time since the 2007 World Cup after Sebastien Tillous-Borde withdrew from Saturday’s Six Nations game against Italy in Rome through injury. [...]
