After two weeks of Super Rugby, we promised to keep tabs on how the Sharks were doing in terms of player management, with the goal being to avoid the situation where key players break down due to overuse – one of the factors that derailed the side in last year’s tournament. [...]
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The last man standing
Sharks player ratings vs Blues
The Sharks beat the Blues in Auckland this weekend, coming away with the full five points and ending their tour on a bit of a high, celebrating 11 points from the four matches. Many feel the Sharks could have done much better, but let’s take a look at the individual performances from the weekend’s match. [...]
Sharks bag 5 against Blues
The Sharks managed to beat the Blues in Auckland this morning, picking up a bonus point in the 29 – 23 victory. The Sharks scored two tries in each half, and were only behind for two minutes in a game in which two tries scored via intercepts and the fourth try was a lucky one indeed. [...]
Whitehead, Coetzee in doubt
The Sharks website has this morning confirmed that centre Tim Whitehead and flank Marcell Coetzee are both in doubt ahead of Friday’s clash with the Blues in Auckland. [...]
Sharks change two for Canes
Craig Burden has been named to start at hooker for the Sharks against the Hurricanes on Friday, with Bismarck du Plessis, carrying an injury niggle after 6 full games in a row, benching in New Plymouth. [...]
Crucial clash in store for Sharks
While the Auckland Blues lie in wait for the Sharks in the fourth game of their tour next weekend, in round 7, it’s blues of another sort that they’ll need to shake off in order to record victory in Wellington. [...]
Lambie ruled out of Brumbies clash
In a bitter blow to the Sharks’ hopes of picking up a win in Canberra this weekend, flyhalf Pat Lambie has been ruled out as the result of a dental injury. [...]
Sharks player ratings vs Waratahs
The Sharks lost to the Waratahs on Saturday after leading for much of the match, only to go down 34 – 30 to the Sydney based outfit. The ratings will take into consideration the fact that the boys lost, but will also take into consideration the fact that they played really well for long parts of the match. [...]
How are we doing?
As promised, let’s do our bi-weekly check-in on the Sharks to see how well players are being managed in terms of game time. [...]
Sharks v Reds: by the numbers
What better way to ease us all in the Human Rights Day celebrations could there be than to digest a statistical analysis of the Sharks’ game against the Reds? Yes, yes – I know that’s pushing it, but I at least had to try! [...]
Sharks get all five
The Sharks have beaten the Lions at Kings Park by 32 points to 20, bagging a try bonus point in the process. [...]
Creeping towards 100
Should Jacques Botes take the field on Saturday against the Lions, which is pretty likely, he will win a 90th Super Rugby cap for the Sharks, an important individual milestone on the way to the magical 100 mark. [...]
Almost, but not quite
The Stormers beat the Sharks by 15 points to 12 on Saturday evening, bagging another four points while leaving the Sharks on no wins after two matches. The match was dominated by the kicking boot, with no tries scored, even though both teams came quite close. The defensive efforts from both sides were the highlight of the game. [...]
Bulls take spoils in scrappy encounter
The Bulls have beaten the Sharks by 18 points to 13 in a match littered with errors from both sides. [...]
Super Rugby preview – Sharks
Our final preview takes a look at the Sharks team for the 2012 Super Rugby season. The Sharks finished sixth last year, conceding to the Crusaders in a play-off match in New Zealand, but will hope to go one better and make it into the semi-finals. [...]
