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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. [...]
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Sharks selection picture becomes a little clearer
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. [...]
Lwazi in race against time
Sharks winger Lwazi Mvovo has confirmed on Facebook that he’s suffered a muscle tear, which will keep him out of action for between two and three weeks. The timing of the injury means he’ll face an uphill battle to be fit for the Sharks Super Rugby opener against the Bulls on 24 February. [...]
40,30,20,10…
Saturday’s Currie Cup Final against the Lions will see a number of players celebrating personal milestones, yet will sadly also be the last one in Sharks colours for two of the squad. [...]
Sharks spoiled for choice as injury cloud lifts
Sharks coach John Plumtree looks set to have close to a full strength squad to select from when he names his side to face the Cheetahs in Saturday’s Currie Cup semi-final. [...]
Big win not without cost
While the Sharks will feel that they accomplished their primary goal of scoring a bonus-point win against the Lions – and assuring a fifth-successive Currie Cup home semi-final in the process – the secondary goal of coming through the match unscathed was not to be. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Province
The Sharks suffered an embarrassing reversal against Western Province at the weekend, bumbling and fumbling their way to a 10-15 loss against a patchwork team missing umpteen regulars. Let’s rate the players involved. [...]
Sharks ‘power’ to five point win
The Sharks successfully overcame a strong Griquas effort on Friday night to secure a 29 – 18 bonus point win, making it three from three in their attempt to make life difficult for themselves against the smaller unions. A match that was interrupted by a power outage provided an entertaining match that could have gone either way until late in the second half.
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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. [...]
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. [...]
Bulls score the tries, but Sharks take the points
The Sharks scored their second Loftus victory of the season earlier today by beating the Blue Bulls 39-27 in a fast-paced game that saw the losers pick up a four-try bonus point in the last movement of the game. [...]
Sharks bulk up for Bulls
The Sharks team to face the Bulls at Loftus this weekend has been announced, and sees a few changes to the forward pack, as our psychic Rob Otto predicted. [...]
Running of the Sharks?
In Pamplona, during the hot summer months, the Spanish locals participate in an annual festival called “the running of the bulls”, where they whip up a herd of of the animals into a frenzy and allow them to run wild down the village streets, stamping on and goring participants as they go. While the Blue Bulls class of 2012 have shown little this Currie Cup to suggest that they are in the same league as these ferocious beasts, it would appear to be their opponents – the Sharks – who intend to do the running this weekend. [...]
Sharks v Lions: by the numbers
It’s always far less fun doing this after the team has suffered a loss, but let’s see if we can glean anything from the match statistics that might help to understand where things went wrong. The numbers we’re using, as always, are courtesy of www.ruggastats.com. [...]
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