The Mercury’s Mike Greenaway has revealed that Sharks centre JP Pietersen will require surgery after sustaining a groin injury against the Western Force. [...]
Posts tagged with: Injury
Curse of jersey 13 strikes again
20 May 13 15:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
Changes (again) for Sharks
8 May 13 11:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made a number of changes, both enforced and unenforced, to his side as they prepare to take on the Reds on Friday. [...]
Bismarck return imminent
8 May 13 09:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
The Sharks have released a full injury report for the first time this season, giving us all a clear picture of their current view of when players are expected to be back in action. The good news for Sharks and Bok fans alike is that hooker Bismarck du Plessis is expected to be fit for selection in time for the Sharks return from their Australian tour. [...]
Plenty of forwards, but backs in short supply
7 May 13 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
While it’s obviously great news for the Sharks that Willem Alberts has been deemed fit enough to join the tour group, one has to ponder the wisdom of sending over yet another loose forward (they now have six on tour) to take the place of the injured Frans Steyn. [...]
Herbst conundrum for Plumtree
1 May 13 09:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
When you pick a player out of position – as a last resort – to do a holding job for you, the last thing you really need is for him to deliver such a commanding performance that it complicates selection for the following week. [...]
Meyer finally gets his call-up
29 Apr 13 11:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Like Piet Lindeque before him, scrumhalf Tian Meyer has taken somewhat of a long and convoluted path between the Sharks junior ranks and the Super Rugby side, but appears to have almost reached his intended destination at last. [...]
Reinach returns as Mvovo arrives
29 Apr 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
The worst has indeed been confirmed, with Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach having to return from tour after just one game, as the result of an ankle injury. [...]
Reinach hurt, Steyn cited
27 Apr 13 19:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
The blows continue to hit the beleaguered Sharks, with two more pieces of bad news after this morning’s loss to the Chiefs. [...]
Jordaan out as injury crisis deepens
23 Apr 13 11:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
The Sharks have confirmed that Paul Jordaan has suffered a serious knee injury at practice and will miss the rest of the season. [...]
Further blows for battered Sharks
22 Apr 13 09:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
The Sharks departed for their four-game tour of the Antipodes yesterday with a depleted squad, as injury continues to cut a swathe through their title aspirations. Smarting after a home loss against the Cheetahs that they could ill afford, three fresh injury concerns over the weekend mean the squad that left Durban contained only 23 players. [...]
Injury chaos continues as Deysel again ruled out
16 Apr 13 12:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Urgent questions regarding the management of injured players at the Sharks now need to be answered as another player has gone from being on the verge of a comeback, to once again injured with an indeterminate return date. [...]
Concern for Pietersen as Sharks regroup
15 Apr 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
The last thing the Sharks needed ahead of this weekend’s match against the Cheetahs – and the upcoming tour of the Antipodes – was any more injuries to key personnel; but it looks like that’s exactly what they’ve got. [...]
Deysel poised for return
10 Apr 13 07:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
The Mercury is simply full of good news this morning; head rugby scribe Mike Greenaway confirms that Bok flank Jean Deysel appears to be over his ankle problem and should be able to play against the Stormers this weekend. [...]
Taute setback for Stormers (and Lions)
8 Apr 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
While I haven’t yet seen it “officially” confirmed anywhere, the talk on the grapevine is that Bok Jaco Taute’s horror knee injury, sustained in Bloemfontein on Friday, will keep him out of action for at least 9 months. [...]
Ludik cries off
5 Apr 13 16:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Sharks fullback Louis Ludik’s shoulder injury will keep him out of action as the team faces the Crusaders this evening. [...]
