The Blue Bulls beat the Sharks XV at Mr Price Kings Park to progress to the Vodacom Cup semi finals, coming away with a 37 – 36 victory after two late tries pulled them from behind and again one can question the ability of a Sharks team to close out a close game. [...]
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Blue Bulls beat Sharks XV with two late tries
Sharks XV team to face Blue Bulls in quarters
The Sharks XV team to face the Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup Quarter Final at Mr Price Kings Park this Saturday has been announced, with a few familiar faces returning to the line up following the influx of senior players last weekend. [...]
Sharks XV set up Bulls quarter-final clash
Sean Everitt’s Sharks XV side secured home ground advantage in the Vodacom Cup play-offs this weekend, with a hard-fought win away over the Pampas XV seeing them take second place on the overall South Section log. Their dubious reward, though, will be a quarter-final showdown against the Blue Bulls at Kings Park this weekend. [...]
Host of seniors for Sharks XV crunch match
The Sharks XV face the Pampas XV this weekend in Cape Town, fighting for a chance to finish second on the log and secure a home play-off game, having been boosted by returning senior players such as Odwa Ndungane, Marius Joubert, Jean Deysel and Beast Mtawarira. [...]
Sharks XV victorius against EP Kings
The Sharks XV managed to scrape a win against the EP Kings in the Vodacom Cup clash on Saturday, making life rather difficult for themselves after leading by nineteen points early in the match, and running out 28 – 18 victors. The Sharks XV did not manage the bonus point try, but will be happy with a four point haul. [...]
Sharks XV go down
On a day when Super Rugby and SA Under 20 call-ups conspired to decimate their pack, the Sharks XV suffered an unfortunate, although not entirely unexpected, Vodacom Cup loss by going down to Boland on Saturday afternoon. [...]
Sharks XV bag full five
30 Mar 12 21:42 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 6 Comments
The Sharks XV bagged the full five points against the SWD Eagles on Friday night at Kings Park, beating them 38 – 20 and scoring six tries to two in the process. This comes after the amazing game against the Free State last weekend, in which the Sharks XV also bagged the full points on offer. [...]
Jordaan starts for Sharks XV
The Sharks XV host Western Province on Saturday in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash against the Reds, in a match that is billed as a Top of the Table clash, as the Sharks lie first and WP second after the first round of matches. [...]
Sharks XV ready for action
7 Mar 12 15:26 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 60 Comments
The Sharks XV take on the Border Bulldogs in their opening match to the 2012 Vodacom Cup tournament on Friday night in East London. The team that has been selected sees a mixture of young talent and experienced heads, and should take the game to the Bulldogs. [...]
Sharks XV take on Blue Bulls
The Sharks XV will play a curtain raiser match against the Bulls Vodacom Cup team in preparation for the upcoming Vodacom Cup, starting in a few weeks time. This match will be played at Loftus and will kick off just before 5pm tomorrow night. [...]
Sharks XV probables lay down a strong marker
Sean Everitt watched on Friday afternoon as his “probables” team, playing in white, put the blue-clad “possibles” to the sword in a Vodacom Cup trial match, to the tune of 34-14. Everitt’s squad will be bolstered today by a slew of players coming down from the extended Super Rugby squad, meaning the composition of the team will probably change; that said, he will be happy with the way his charges performed over the weekend. [...]
Strong probables side reveals Sharks thinking
While a number of definite starters have been left out of the pack for tonight’s Sharks trial match, the composition of the “probables” backline should be pretty close to the same unit that will line up against the Bulls in three weeks time – unless, that is, a stand out performance or two from within the “possibles” forces the coach’s hand. [...]
All to play for on Friday night – Part 2
Let’s continue our investigation of the Sharks trial match to take place tomorrow night. You can read Part 1 here. [...]
Sharks name provisional cricket squad
The Sharks website has confirmed some further details regarding the cricket match between the Sharks and the Dolphins at Kingsmead on Sunday. [...]
Pat at 10 and other good news – updated
Sharks coach John Plumtree held a press conference and the following key areas were discussed, some positive and some a little negative. [...]
