There can be few areas where the Sharks are quite as blessed – and some might even say overstocked – than the back row. Let’s have a look at how this crucial contingent might pan out for Jake White in Super Rugby 2014. [...]
Posts tagged with: John Plumtree
Sharks Super Rugby 2014: The loose forwards
20 Jan 14 11:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
Cheers Rudolf – and all the best
4 Nov 13 11:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
Rudolf Straeuli said his final goodbyes to the Sharks on Friday and today starts work with the Golden Lions, in a similar role to the one he held in Durban for the better part of a decade. [...]
Get to know your team – Keegan Daniel
13 Sep 13 11:33 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 9 Comments
Keegan Rhys Daniel, born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s finest rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy’s High School. [...]
Sharks summon scrum guru
3 Sep 13 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
It didn’t take long for the Sharks to react to a few, um, “less than stellar” scrummaging performances in this year’s Currie Cup. Former Sharks scrum coach Balie Swart – incidentally a World Cup winner just like CEO John Smit and Director of Rugby Brendan Venter – will spend time with the pack this week attempting to shed some light on some of the interpretation issues that have blighted them thus far in the competition. [...]
Irish gig for Plum
31 Jul 13 12:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
The IRFU have just announced that John Plumtree will be their new forwards coach. [...]
A season to forget
18 Jul 13 09:38 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 26 Comments
It’s hard to take a recap of this season and not feel more than a little disappointed. A season that started off with so much promise went pear shaped pretty early on and this time around, even though at times the team showed the same commitment as last year, we couldn’t turn it around. [...]
Sharks “player exodus” talk overblown
10 Jul 13 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Sharks scrumhalf Charl McLeod seems to have caused a bit of a stir yesterday when something he said to Rugby365 led to widespread talk of a Sharks exodus at the end of this year’s Super Rugby tournament. While it’s true that a number of players and coaches will be leaving, it’s hardly as bad as McLeod’s words make it sound. [...]
Plum: the other side of the coin
1 Jul 13 08:37 by Iza Loubser (Ice) | 14 Comments
En route to Lanseria to drop a friend and co-Sharks Supporter, we had a discussion regarding the game, the players and of course the Plumgate saga. He told me that, like most of us, he believed it was the right decision to let Plum go, but the manner in which it was handled, leaves a bitter taste in one’s mouth. Also a statement a lot of bloggers agree with.
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Bashford, Reece-Edwards in charge
26 Jun 13 10:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
The Sharks have issued a clarification to yesterday’s media statement regarding John Plumtree and the Sharks’ coaching structures. [...]
Plumtree, Sharks part ways
25 Jun 13 18:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 90 Comments
John Plumtree’s involvement with the Sharks has come to an end, effective immediately. [...]
Macleod-Henderson to coach Sharks
25 Jun 13 08:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 188 Comments
The Mercury has this morning revealed that former Sharks flanker – and current Director of Rugby at Hilton College – Brad Macleod-Henderson is set to take take over the hands-on coaching reigns for the Sharks during the upcoming Currie Cup season. [...]
Smit sets the record straight on Plumtree
24 Jun 13 11:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 117 Comments
After an initially very negative reaction to “the John Plumtree incident”, Mercury rugby writer Mike Greenaway has done a really good follow-up piece, which I encourage you all to read. [...]
Priority number 1 for Smit: Keep Pieter-Steph
21 Jun 13 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 115 Comments
Not to be alarmist, or anything, but SuperSport’s Brenden Nel has this morning lifted the lid on a situation that has been bubbling under for a while now, unbeknownst to most. Possibly the most exciting young talent in South African rugby at the moment, lock Pieter-Steph du Toit, comes out of contract at the end of October and come 1 July this year will effectively be “up for grabs” on the market. [...]
Statement from the Sharks
14 Jun 13 13:43 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 25 Comments
Following the recent comments made in the media regarding the decision made by John Smit to announce the news of Brendan Venter and the future of John Plumtree, The Sharks released a press release stating the following: [...]
Thanks for the memories
14 Jun 13 11:49 by Warren Smith (war1) | 10 Comments
News about the end of John Plumtree’s coaching tenure filtered through this week and while I am one of those that greeted that announcement with excitement I do also want to give Plum his fair dues for some of the incredible highs he led the Sharks to. [...]
