Darron Nell will again captain the Southern Kings as they face the Sharks in a warm-up match in PE on Friday evening. [...]
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Kings named to face Sharks
Nell leads Kings against Stormers
Regular Kings skipper Luke Watson has failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained against the Bulls last weekend and as such, former Cheetah lock Darren Nell will captain the EP Kings in a friendly game against the Stormers this weekend. [...]
Watson to captain Kings against new-look Cheetahs
Luke Watson has been named to captain the EP Kings from eighth man as they face an experimental-looking Cheetahs outfit in a compulsory friendly in PE on Friday. Sevens star Mzwnadile Stick, who captained the Kings to their IRB Nations Cup triumph in Romania, retains his spot at fullback, but will now only be vice captain. [...]
Lambert in line for Sharks debut
They say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, or rather, one man’s misfortune can easily become a great opportunity for someone else. For Sharks XV loose forward Lambert Groenewald, opportunity seems to have come knocking and the 22-year-old looks set to make his Super Rugby debut against the Blues this weekend. [...]
Three youngsters make the grade
Sharksworld has learned that three youngsters from the Sharks XV Vodacom Cup squad were summoned to join the Super Rugby practice group yesterday, a good indication that they impressed enough during the recent trial match to be considered for Sharks selection in the near future. [...]
Deysel not yet ready to play
Jean Deysel’s rehabilitation after a serious knee injury is well on track, but despite reports to the contrary last week, the tough-as-nails flanker is still at least a month from making his return to competitive rugby. [...]
Sharks XV trial squads named
Sharks Vodacom cup coach Sean Everitt will put his charges through their paces in a trial game tomorrow afternoon, aimed to help him finalise his best XV ahead of the competition. At the request of the John Plumtree, a number of players in the Super Rugby squad deemed short of game time will be given a run as well. [...]
Engelbrecht to join Sharks today
With the news breaking yesterday that SARU has had to step in to take over the running of the embattled and bankrupt SWD Eagles, many of that team’s players have understandably not renewed their contracts and are seeking greener pastures. One such player, Jacques Engelbrecht, looks to be on the verge of being offered a Sharks contract, after impressing while on trial with the team in Cape Town last week. [...]
A question of depth
With the Super Rugby competition being so long this year, I thought it fitting that we have a look at the depth in the Sharks team. [...]
Sharks in good shape as they head home
The good news for the Sharks is that they managed to get through yesterday’s physical encounter against the Stormers without picking up any fresh injury concerns and will head back to Durban today regretting a loss that shouldn’t have been, but in pretty good spirits otherwise. [...]
Sharks win everywhere but on the scoreboard!
A pair of late tries allowed the Stormers to burgle a 17-16 win against the Sharks in the final Neo Africa Tri-Series game, at Newlands this afternoon. For the Sharks, the result will be a bitter pill to swallow, but they’ll take great encouragement from a display that was a million times better than what they dished up against the Lions earlier in the week. [...]
Sharks for final Neo-Africa match named
Coach John Plumtree has made minimal changes to his team for Saturday’s Neo Africa Tri-Series match against the Stormers, with Stefan Terblanche taking over the captaincy for this match. [...]
Sharks will be forced into changes
I’m not sure what John Plumtree’s selection strategy was going to be for the warm-up game against the Stormers this weekend, but a number of injuries resulting from last night’s game against the Lions will force his hand to some extent. [...]
Easy does it, Sharks
The risk you run with the sort of warm-up game that the Sharks have in store tonight, is that you can easily get ahead of yourselves and end up not accomplishing very much at all. [...]
Engelbrecht to join Sharks next week
We’re happy to announce that SWD Eagles loose forward Jacques “Vleis” Engelbrecht will be joining up with the Sharks squad in Cape Town next week. [...]
