Sharks coach John Plumtree has hinted that since his side will emphasise results over all else over the coming weeks in Super Rugby, this need to win every game at all costs is likely to see the side emphasise defence more than attack. [...]
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Sharks to focus on defence
Hurricanes v Sharks – tale of the tape
Welcome Sharks fans to Tale of the Tape. Below is a comparison of the Hurricanes stats compared the Sharks stats. There is a link which takes to you a PDF that should load so you can see the numbers yourself or you can read my blurb. Where I write in brackets note 1 then find note 1 on the PDF as a quick reference to find the stats. I’ve also done some chart to hammer home a few points. [...]
Deysel, Alberts in doubt after surgery
The Sharks’ pair of wrecking-ball loose forwards, Jean Deysel and Willem Alberts, are both still doing rehabilitation work after off-season surgery to correct knee and shoulder injuries respectively. [...]
Can we PLEASE stop the excuses?
I’m not sure whether to view the latest round of excuses coming out of Durban with mirth, or disdain, although I’m tending towards the latter. I’m referring, of course, to John Plumtree’s post-Final utterances about how difficult it was to re-integrate the returning Springboks into his side and that there wasn’t enough time to do so successfully… and so on. [...]
Let the soul-searching begin
Saturday morning was spent with me driving up to Joburg with 6 people – all rugby fans but more importantly they were Sharks rugby fans. I could feel the excitement brewing on eager faces. [...]
Here’s to hoping…
So here we go again, taking apart another poor Sharks performance, looking for players to blame, looking for areas where we can blame the coach and just generally moaning and bitching about what we see on a Saturday evening when we know they can do better. [...]
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. [...]
Exactly where they want to be
For years Springbok rugby fans have lamented the poor planning and tactics which gives rise to the perceived thinking that the Springboks are continually behind the curve when it comes to planning and preparation for big games and tournaments when compared to our Australasian friends. [...]
The Springbok “Game plan”
A lot has been said about the Springbok game plan. Some have said they don’t have one, others have said it’s obsolete and belongs in a museum with some of the senior players and an old Model-T ford.
