Top Super Rugby try-scorer, scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius, will start for Griquas against the Blue Bulls on Friday as he marks his return from injury. Pretorius will make his first appearance of the Currie Cup season in a strong Griquas side. [...]
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Pretorius returns for Griquas
Griquas team to face the Sharks
Griquas have named their team to face the Sharks in Kimberley on Friday night, with a few changes to the side that beat the Pumas last weekend, a game that could have gone either way had the Griquas team not built up quite such a big lead. [...]
Jansen, Pretorius MIA for Griquas
Already weakened by the continued absence of star playmaker Sarel Pretorius, Griquas coach Abrie Minnie has been dealt a further blow ahead of his side’s round 2 Currie Cup clash against the Lions. [...]
The ones that got away
14 Jul 11 07:49 by robdylan | Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks | 13 Comments
The Sharks side for the Currie Cup match against the Blue Bulls will be named later today and is expected to contain somewhere in the regions of 14 players who have come through the Sharks Academy and age-group ranks. Perhaps more impressive, though, is the number of players named in other Currie Cup sides that have also attended the Academy. [...]
Orange Griquas team to face WP
The Griquas team announced to face Western Province on Saturday has an orange tinge to it, as a lot of the stand out players from the Cheetahs Super Rugby campaign run out in blue this weekend. [...]
Big step up for Rick
Former Sharks age-group scrumhalf Shannon Rick has been picked up by Griquas for the Currie Cup season and looks set to start against Western Province this weekend. Sarel Pretorius is struggling with a knee injury and is unlikely to be fit. [...]
Downey named to face former team
Former Sharks loose forward Justin Downey will face his old teammates for the first time on Friday as he continues his good run in the Griquas number 7 jersey. [...]
Griquas the side to watch
One would expect them to be in disarray, given that their regular coach has just left to take up the Baby Bok job and most of their “big name” stars are in the Cheetahs squad, but Griquas are showing some ominous form ahead of the 2011 Vodacom Cup. [...]
Downey makes his move
Justin Downey has confirmed exclusively to Sharksworld that he will sign a year’s contract with Griquas later this week. [...]
Building the new Deysel
While the Sharks should feel that they will go into next year’s inaugural Super 15 with one of the strongest sets of loose forwards in the competition, a clear-out of surplus players during the last year, coupled with a worrying tendency for the main ball-carriers to get injured, does raise a potential depth question mark. It is imperative that the Sharks use the Vodacom Cup to once again ensure that adequate reserve options are available should the injury curse strike. [...]
Sharks MUST keep Downey
With the news that Mike Rhodes has been released to join the Lions, the Sharks simply have to act fast to retain the services of Justin Downey, or risk being caught out in the loose-forward department come next year’s Super 15. [...]
Cheetahs get their squad together early
It seems Naka Drotske and company are using the extra time they have sitting on the sidelines wisely. [...]
No Skeate against Pumas
Thanks to the ever-informative information source that is Twitter, Sharksworld has learned that Ross Skeate’s groin injury is more serious than at first suspected and he’s likely to be out of action for a few weeks yet. [...]
Downey, Lusaseni handed starts
Griquas coach Dawie Theron has selected on-loan Sharks forwards Justin Downey and Luvo Lusaseni in his starting lineup to face the Cheetahs in Kimberley this weekend. [...]
Sharks release Stemmet
Former Maties centre Jean Stemmet has been released by the Sharks and will be available to represent Griquas for the remainder of the 2010 Currie Cup season. [...]
