Former Sharks flyhalf Fred Zeilinga will be in the hot seat when the Cheetahs get their Super Rugby campaign under way against Los Jaguares in Bloemfontein this weekend. [...]
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Fred Z spearheads Cheetah charge
Horak picks his best
A strong Sharks under 21 side has been named for Saturday’s semi-final against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, with Currie Cup regular Andre Esterhuizen picked at fullback in the only real surprise. [...]
Cooper to skipper Sharks XV
The loss of a number of players to the SA Under 20 squad has forced Sharks XV coach Ryan Strudwick into a reshuffle ahead of Saturday’s match against Griquas. Super Rugby players Kyle Cooper and Paul Jordaan have been added to bolster the squad, while there’s an opportunity for new signing Garth April to get in on the action too. [...]
Kramer, du Preez start for Junior Boks
Two Sharks youngsters have made the Junior Springbok starting line-up for tomorrow’s match against the Varsity Cup Dream Team in Stellenbosch, with two more included on the bench. [...]
It’s IMPI time!
The Varsity Shield kicks off on Monday, with UKZN Impi coaches Ryan Strudwick, Rudi Urbach and Dylan Campbell having selected a strong squad to take on Peter de Villiers’ UWC in Cape Town. [...]
Backline changes for under 19s
The Sharks under 19 side go into tomorrow’s game against the EP Kings needing as many log points as possible, knowing that their visitors (as well as the team that beat them last week, the Lions) are both pushing hard to knock them out of semi-final contention. [...]
Bragman to pull under 19 strings
Joshua Bragman, a young flyhalf from Hartlepool in the UK, who has played colts rugby for the Newcastle Falcons, will operate in the flyhalf position for the Sharks under 19 side this weekend, as they face the EP Kings down in Port Elizabeth. [...]
Springboks unbeaten on home soil
The Springboks will try to keep their unbeaten home record intact against Scotland when they face each other in the last Castle Lager Incoming Tour test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Kearsney Easter Festival round up
What better way to round off an Easter weekend than watching some of the best schools in the country battling it out at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. I had the pleasure of watching the last two games where I was entertained with an exciting draw and some enterprising running rugby all at the same time. [...]
Two (potential) new Sharks from Kings country
News in this morning is that a pair of players from the EP Kings will have an opportunity to stake a claim for Super Rugby with the Sharks, as they join the wider training squad this week. Prop Lizo Gqoboka and utility back George Whitehead will train with Jake White’s squad until the end of the year, when the final Super Rugby squad is to be announced. [...]
Newly-capped SA Schools team to face England
SA Schools coach Chris October has named his team to face England in Cape Town this afternoon, as part of the new International Under-18 Series. The boys received their caps at a ceremony in the Mother City last night. [...]
Cheetahs pick up another Bulls centre
Various media sources have confirmed the long-rumoured departure of Bulls centre Francois Venter to the Cheetahs. The former Junior Bok 12 will return to his native Bloemfontein in time for Super Rugby next year, where he is expected to come in as a straight replacement for the Montpellier-bound Robert Ebersohn. [...]
Sharks snap up Grey trio
Once considered the unofficial “breeding ground” for the Sharks Academy (much to the chagrin of the orange faithful, it must be said), it’s been a few years since the noble institution of Grey College in Bloemfontein has offered up any of its finest progeny to Durban. [...]
Lindeque lost to the Sharks
The Sharks have lost another talented player in Piet Lindeque, who has confirmed that he will join the Cheetahs at the start of the Currie Cup. [...]
Lindeque returns
Oh man, I’m kind of chuckling as I write this… It seems that only three months with the Bulls and Tukkies coaching staff were enough to turn centre Piet Lindeque into a Super Rugby quality player – something which the Sharks themselves seemingly couldn’t get right in three years. [...]