Pat Lambie has been named to start at flyhalf for the Sharks against the Crusaders in their Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final on Saturday. [...]
Posts tagged with: Pat Lambie
Pat at 10 for Sharks
24 Jul 14 10:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 83 Comments
One change for Sharks
17 Jul 14 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 74 Comments
Cobus Reinach returns to the starting line-up in the only change to the Cell C Sharks run on team for this weekend’s Super Rugby qualifier against the Highlanders at Kings Park. [...]
Charl speaks out ahead of big game
16 Jul 14 09:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Cell C Sharks scrumhalf Charl McLeod will most likely play his last home game for the team this weekend, with the big Super Rugby knock-out clash against the Highlanders to see him take the Kings Park field for the last time before a move to Grenoble in France. Here are some of his thoughts ahead of the game, courtesy of the Sharks media team. [...]
Walking wounded
15 Jul 14 09:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has a few injury concerns to mull over ahead of Saturday’s Super Rugby knock-out clash against the Highlanders at Kings Park. [...]
Front row woes for Sharks
9 Jul 14 09:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
Beast Mtawarira has confirmed via Twitter that while his neck injury is not as serious as at first feared, he’s still in no danger whatsoever of being picked for the Cell C Sharks this weekend. [...]
No Lambie for rejigged Sharks
3 Jul 14 08:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 70 Comments
Tim Swiel will start at flyhalf for the Cell C Sharks when they face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this weekend. It was widely reported that Pat Lambie may have recovered from a bicep injury in time to be considered for this match, but it appears the Bok pivot will require at least an additional week out. [...]
Still in the hunt
30 Jun 14 09:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
Saturday’s unexpected Crusaders loss in Wellington has left the Cell C Sharks in a better position than many would have feared, with only two full rounds of Super Rugby round robin action yet to come. [...]
All eyes on Wellington, Sydney
25 Jun 14 11:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Results in Super Rugby this weekend – with New Zealand and Australian teams involved in derbies that could prove decisive while the Cell C Sharks look on – are set to shape the selection decisions made by the latter’s head coach, Jake White. White, whose team’s tenuous hold on top spot on the overall standings looks unlikely to last the weekend, needs to pick a strategy ahead of the last two round robin games against the Cheetahs and the Stormers. [...]
Sharks to “get the balance right”
24 Jun 14 07:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
Jake White has hinted at a possible change of approach ahead of the Cell C Sharks’ last two regular season Super Rugby matches. A shock loss to the Stormers at Kings Park in their last outing has put a serious dent in the side’s home semi-final ambitions. [...]
Good news about Lambie
22 Apr 14 08:36 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 57 Comments
It has been revealed that Patrick Lambie could still take part in this years Super Rugby. In an article in the Mercury this morning Mike Greenaway writes that Pat Lambie could still make a comeback before the play-offs in July. [...]
Bok flyhalf troubles
15 Apr 14 10:01 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 88 Comments
The Springboks kick off their first match of the year in exactly two months, against Wales, and although many would feel it is too soon to speculate the team, the Super Rugby season to date is making the list of suitable candidates shorter by the week. [...]
Silver linings to Sharks injury cloud
14 Apr 14 12:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 54 Comments
While many teams would be floored by a serious injury to their second-choice flyhalf just weeks after their first-choice had been ruled out for the year, for the Sharks, Saturday’s unfortunate injury to Fred Zeilinga open up a number of options for the coaching staff, most of which are rather enticing indeed. [...]
Interview with former Springbok star Andre Pretorius
7 Apr 14 10:35 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 60 Comments
Benedict caught up with the mercurial fly half for a chat. [...]
On Pat’s injury…
26 Mar 14 11:08 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 29 Comments
I keep refreshing my browser hoping for a different result. Or a correction of the horrible, horrible error that was made. Lambie isn’t really out for the entire season, is he? Not maybe just an early cruel April Fools joke, no? [...]
Oh hindsight, you wonderful thing!
25 Mar 14 11:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 78 Comments
With the benefit of knowing exactly what ended up happening, I reckon the Sharks possibly didn’t get their selection for Loftus quite right; in fact, what unfolded there in an all-too-dramatic-for-my-liking 15 minute period exposed a number of questions about succession planning within our squad. [...]
