The Sharks website has this morning confirmed that centre Tim Whitehead and flank Marcell Coetzee are both in doubt ahead of Friday’s clash with the Blues in Auckland. [...]
Posts tagged with: John Plumtree
Whitehead, Coetzee in doubt
Searching for coaches amongst the pumpkins
Given the recent news that Nick Mallet is a free agent again, the general consensus regarding the inadequacy/non-existence of the current specialist/assistant coaching setup at the Sharks, and the continuous debate over the qualities of our current head coach, I decided to give some thought as to what my ideal coaching structure should look like. [...]
So why did we lose?
There’s been a hell of a lot of debate here over the last few days, after the Sharks blew a handy-seeming lead against the Waratahs and crumpled to yet another agonising loss in the city where so many other campaigns have faltered. So what happened? Let’s see if we can reach some consensus. [...]
Ripening of the Putt vintage
Dear old Kevin Putt certainly doesn’t get credit for much these days; the Kiwi scrumhalf is generally regarded, in the minds of the Sharks fans, to have presided over just about the worst-ever period in our history since the dark days of the pre-1990s. [...]
Ruth don’t live here no more
John Plumtree has indicated in a recent interview that a lack of killer instinct is one of the major factors hampering his team’s progress in Super Rugby so far. [...]
Alberts starts against the Lions
Sharks coach John Plumtree has wasted little time in getting Willem Alberts straight back into the starting line-up. [...]
Injury doubts persist for Sharks
Sharks coach John Plumtree has admitted that there is still some uncertainty around the availability of a few players, looking ahead to Saturday’s clash against the Lions in Durban. [...]
Plum’s comments raise Kiwi hackles
Sharks coach John Plumtree seems to have started something of a war of words with his New Zealand compatriots, after appearing to suggest that the South African conference is the toughest in Super Rugby. [...]
Alberts unlikely to make Cape Town trip
While reports earlier in the week suggested that Willem Alberts was likely to feature for the Sharks against the Stormers this weekend, it now seems as though he big man will be given an extra week to fully recover before making his return to Super Rugby. [...]
Kanko out of action -Updated
Springbok and Sharks 8th man, Ryan Kankowski will be sidelined for the next four to six weeks, following a hairline fracture in his thumb, picked up in the opening match against the Bulls last Friday.
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No early team announcement this week
It seems the rather pleasant surprise of an early Sharks team announcement that we enjoyed last week was to be an exception, rather than the norm. This week, at least, John Plumtree seems to have a pretty good reason for delaying, with a number of players under an injury cloud heading into Saturday’s round two clash against the Stormers. [...]
Thanks for reading Coach
Well, who knew the predicted team won’t be exactly the same as the actual team. Now we actually have a reason to write those predict the team articles.
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Love the Plum you’re with
Those of you waking up this morning to the somewhat surprising Sharks team announcement for this weekend’s game might just be rubbing your eyes and wondering whether you may, in fact still be dreaming. [...]
Four positions still in doubt
By my reckoning, John Plumtree and the Sharks coaches will have at least 11 positions in their starting lineup for Friday’s match against the Bulls written in pen, with up to four spots still under debate. The bench, also, appears to be a little less certain. [...]
Redelinghuys confirmed out
According to the Sharks official twitter feed, prop Julian Redelinghuys will be out of action for between 3 and 4 months. [...]
