John Plumtree has revealed that he sees the final warm up game, against the Kings in PE, as a “dress rehearsal” for the season opener against the Bulls the following week. That’s a pretty clear indication that he will field his strongest side in that game with this weekend’s outing against Boland earmarked for a little more experimentation. [...]
Posts tagged with: Jacques Botes
Sharks selection picture becomes a little clearer
Final thoughts on the Trial match
The Sharks’ internal trials took place on Friday night, and while there have been a few reports coming from various spectators on the night, I thought I would weigh in with a few views of my own. [...]
The Trial Match. A few observations.
The Sharks trial match was held this weekend and I thought I’d share a few of the insights I got from attending this event. [...]
Sharks Rugby making all the right noises
The Sharks Rugby Union must be on some kind of high after news hit late yesterday that Steven Sykes has signed a 1 year contract with them, and now they have managed to extend the contracts of most of their big name players. [...]
Speaking of captaincy…
While we’re pretty quick to point fingers at the Bulls for appointing what many consider to be the wrong captain for their upcoming Super Rugby campaign, it occurs to me that our own beloved Sharks are also in something of an unclear position when it comes to leadership in 2012. [...]
Sharks change one on the bench
The Sharks team for the Currie Cup Final contains only one change on the bench, with Alistair Hargreaves replacing Jacques Botes. [...]
Botes to miss the final cut?
He came onto the field in the 77th minute of last week’s semi-final, earning his 100th Currie Cup cap in the process, but for all his stalwart service over the last 5 years, don’t be too surprised to see Jacques Botes ommitted from the match 22 when coach John Plumtree names his Sharks side for the Currie Cup Final. [...]
Ton up for Botes
Jacques Botes, named on the bench for the Sharks this weekend, will win his 100th Currie Cup cap for the Durban team should he take the field at any stage during Saturday’s semi-final against the Cheetahs. [...]
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. [...]
Big day for the Hoff
Ryan “the Hoff” Kankowski, if you can believe it, turns only 26 today and will look to turn his birthday weekend into a memorable one by putting in a storming performance on his return to the Sharks side. Kanky has been out for 6 games now, having broken his thumb against the Lions in Johannesburg and the big number 8 will want to exact the perfect revenge against the same opponents in Durban. [...]
Sharks out-muscle Leopards
The Sharks kept their quest for a home semi final alive with a six try to two 41-14 win against the Leopards at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. [...]
Sharks welcome another young face
As tonight’s match against Griquas looms closer, let’s start our regular Currie Cup milestones piece by congratulating 20-year-old hooker Monde Hadebe on being named on the bench, hopefully to make his senior Currie Cup debut. [...]
Botes joins Michalak at top of pile
The pair of tries scored by flanker Jacques Botes this weekend have catapulted him to the summit of the 2011 Currie Cup top try scorers log, meaning that top spot on both the tries and total points logs are currently held by Sharks players. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Cheetahs
This task is always more pleasant when we have a good win to report on. As it turns out, the Sharks lose – embarrassingly – to the Cheetahs on Saturday and the ratings reflect a poor team effort, particularly on defence. While the four tries scored were lovely to watch, these ratings reflect the concession of 53 points. [...]
Sharks make plenty changes for Cheetahs clash
The Sharks team to face the Cheetahs has finally been released, with a few surprising changes but nothing that our investigative journalist Rob hasn’t predicted already. [...]
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