The Sharks XV lost their second Currie Cup Qualifying fixture against Border on Friday, going down 37-32 to their hosts in East London. A strong fightback in the second half was not enough for Michael Horak’s team to record a first win in the competition. [...]
Posts tagged with: Match Report
Sharks XV come close
18 Apr 16 09:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Tedder does it again
16 Feb 16 10:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
We don’t yet have a full match report to go on, but we can confirm that young flyhalf Tristan Tedder once again spearheaded the UKZN Impi side to a significant Varsity Shield win in Pietermartizburg last night. [...]
Lions score 50 as Sharks falter in Johannesburg
18 Oct 14 16:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 98 Comments
The Golden Lions have booked their place in the Currie Cup final, eclipsing the Sharks with an overwhelming 50-20 victory in Johannesburg. [...]
Pumas embarrass sloppy Sharks
29 Aug 14 21:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 89 Comments
The Cell C Sharks have finally been made to pay for sloppy an uninspiring play, conceding a 32-22 bonus point win to the Steval Pumas in Nelspruit. [...]
Sharks take points in Ellis Park scrap
12 Apr 14 21:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
A late Lwazi Mvovo try has sealed a 25-12 win for the Cell C Sharks over the Lions at Ellis Park. [...]
And the try goes to…. Marcell Coetzee!
31 Mar 14 11:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
After some enjoyable morning banter (not to mention plenty of painstaking analysis of very poor video footage) we are in agreement. The Sharks’ first try on Saturday was scored by none other than Marcell Coetzee! [...]
Sharks XV prevail in Bloem thriller
21 Mar 14 16:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Fred Zeilinga has nailed a 78th minute penalty to hand the Cell C Sharks XV a narrow 23-22 victory over the Free State XV in this afternoon’s Vodacom Cup clash in Bloemfontein. [...]
Feeding Frenzy at Ellis Park
8 Feb 14 09:41 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 60 Comments
The writing was on the wall for this encounter when the hooter sounded for half-time with the Sharks having taken a comfortable 31 – 0 lead over the Lions. Any lingering doubts were erased by Jake White emptying his entire 11-man bench for the second half. The reinforcements, consisting of mainly under-studies, had their own point to prove however and would go on to score a further 26 points in the second half while conceding 14 to the Lions.
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Under 19s fail to capitalise
1 Oct 13 10:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Sharks under 19 side suffered an unfortunate 22-27 home defeat against the Leoaprds on Friday, conceding two tries in the second half after holding a four-point lead at the break. [...]
Currie Cup 2013: Cheetahs (40) vs Griquas (20) F/T
31 Aug 13 13:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
The first of the Saturday double header takes us to Bloemfontein, where the Cheetahs host their neighbours Griquas. [...]
Late try seals it for Bulls
6 Jul 13 21:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments
The Bulls have beaten the Sharks by 20 points to 19 in Pretoria, after a 70th-minute try from Jano Vermaak erased a 6-point Sharks lead. [...]
Brave Sharks lose Joburg nailbiter
22 Jun 13 09:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 46 Comments
The Sharks went down by 29 points to 33 in a closely-contested match in Johannesburg last night. A late try to Bok prop CJ van der Linde eventually broke the deadlock and sealed a result that, on balance, should probably have gone the way of the hosts. [...]
Sharks lose ahead of tour
20 Apr 13 19:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 103 Comments
The Sharks put in another shocking display to lose to the Cheetahs by 6 points to 12. [...]
What went wrong, Sharks?
18 Mar 13 14:31 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 11 Comments
On Saturday, the Brumbies came to Kings Park and taught the Sharks a rugby lesson. It’s as simple as that. Here follows my match report and my attempt at reprieve, after painfully analysing the game on TV for a second time. [...]
Sharks v Leopards – exclusive game footage
12 Feb 13 13:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Once again, we have to thank our intrepid reporter Maria, aka Letgo, for going to frankly ridiculous lengths to bring us coverage from Sharks games that don’t attract Supersport’s attention. [...]
