It seems just about everybody has a Sharks tighthead these days…. well, except for the Sharks, that is. [...]
Posts tagged with: Maks van Dyk
How did we get here?
11 Mar 15 15:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
Cheetahs turn the tables
10 Mar 15 11:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 96 Comments
There’s an old joke doing the rounds that when the Sharks play in Bloemfontein, many of the players stay at their parents’ houses rather than checking into a hotel. This weekend, they may just find that those old rooms have been sub-let to their own former team mates. Times are tough in Bloem, after all. [...]
Lobberts, Prinsloo return for Griquas
3 Sep 14 15:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
GWK Griquas will come to Durban this week boasting a strengthened team, with former Bok hard man Hilton Lobberts in the umber 4 jersey looming large as a danger man up front. [...]
Only bench changes for winless Griquas
27 Aug 14 13:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
GWK Griquas coach Hawies Fourie has named an unchanged starting lineup this week, as his embattled team looks to use their home fixture against the Cheetahs to finally jump start their campaign with that elusive first win. [...]
More depth waltzes out of the Tank
26 Aug 14 11:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
Reports in the Afrikaans dailies suggest another Sharks prop is set to leave the union, with Danie Mienie opting to join Griquas at the end of the season. [...]
No Heinrich for Cheetahs
1 Jul 14 10:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
According to an article in Volksblad, Heinrich Brüssow will not be in action for the cheetahs against the Sharks this weekend. [...]
Cheetahs named for Force
7 May 14 08:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has not hesitated to include fit-again Springboks Coenie Oosthuizen and Johan Goosen in his side to face the Western Force in Bloemfontein this weekend. Both proved their fitness in playing off the bench against the Bulls last week. [...]
Willie moves back to 15
12 Mar 14 11:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
The Cheetahs team named to face the Hurricanes this weekend features three changes to the unit that went down in Brisbane in round 4. [...]
Super Rugby start for van Dyk
6 Mar 14 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The “poison” that has curtailed Bok Coenie Oosthuizen’s Cheetahs tour turns out to be “meat” for another tighthead, with Junior Springbok Nicolaas van Dyk set to earn his first start for the central region. [...]
Tour casualties continue: Cheetahs pull Coenie
5 Mar 14 15:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
It isn’t quite as impressive a feat as the one managed by Rynhardt Elstadt, who managed to get himself sent home injured before the Stormers’ tour had gone past the first training session, but Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen is still up there in the annals of “very short Super Rugby tours indeed”. The big man has been sent home as the result of an ongoing neck problem, exacerbated against the Rebels on Friday. [...]
Cheetahs first out of the blocks
11 Feb 14 13:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Here you go, fans, the very first confirmed matchday squad of the 2014 Super Rugby season, courtesy of Naka Drotske and the Cheetahs. [...]
Maks continues to shine for Cheetahs
30 Jan 14 11:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
The Cheetahs side to take on the Pumas in a Super rugby warm up match this weekend has been named, with Naka Drotske giving some strong clues as to how his likely first-choice combination will look. One man whose star continues to rise is former Sharks under 21 tighthead prop, Nicolaas “Maks” van Dyk, who now appears a near certainty for a Super Rugby debut against the Lions in a fortnight. [...]
Cheetahs side named for Kings warm-up
21 Jan 14 15:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has further shown his hand by selecting a near full strength side to face the Southern Kings in a Super Rugby warm-up match on Saturday. [...]
Cheetahs nod for Maks
20 Jan 14 10:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Last year’s Sharks under 21 tighthead, Nicolaas “Maks” van Dyk, has been included in a reduced 36-man Cheetahs Super Rugby squad after impressing coach Naka Drotske last week. [...]
Cheetahs named for first trial
14 Jan 14 14:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has named two squads to play local opposition in a first trial hit-out on Friday morning. [...]