The old adage about not changing a winning team seems not to have reached Durban, with coach John Plumtree opting to make a number of changes to his side for this weekend’s clash against the Stormers. [...]
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Botes benched for 100th game
Lambie cleared, Ludik misses out
The Sharks have made limited changes to the team that takes on the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this weekend, with Pat Lambie cleared to play while Ludik misses out due to his injury. [...]
Sharks unchanged for Force
The Sharks have, for the first time this season, been able to name an unchanged side in consecutive weeks, with coach John Plumtree sticking to his team that beat the Highlanders last weekend to do duty against the Force on Saturday evening. [...]
Jordaan starts as Plum rings changes
The Sharks team to face the Highlanders at Kings Park this Saturday afternoon has been announced with a number of changes to the team that lost to the Chiefs a fortnight ago. Paul Jordaan has been selected at outside centre, a move that most here would welcome. [...]
Host of seniors for Sharks XV crunch match
The Sharks XV face the Pampas XV this weekend in Cape Town, fighting for a chance to finish second on the log and secure a home play-off game, having been boosted by returning senior players such as Odwa Ndungane, Marius Joubert, Jean Deysel and Beast Mtawarira. [...]
Steph’s Bok legacy uncovered
Huge credit here to Beeld’s Pieter Jordaan for alerting me to something that I didn’t previously know about one of our most exciting young Sharks stars. [...]
Du Toit’s meteoric rise continues
National coach Heyneke Mayer has given 19-year-old Sharks lock Pieter-Steph du Toit a huge confidence boost in inviting him to join the Springbok planning camp in Pretoria this week. [...]
Sharks team stats – round 9
Let’s have a look at the statistics and milestones of the Sharks team named to face the Chiefs. [...]
Bismarck starts for Sharks
Bismarck du Plessis has been passed fit to start at hooker for the Sharks this weekend. [...]
Bismarck not out of the picture
Despite conceding that Bismarck du Plessis has, quote-unquote, “a number of minor issues with his body”, John Plumtree looks set to make a late call on whether to start the Bok hooker against the Chiefs on Saturday. [...]
Du Toit recalled to Sharks squad
We’re not sure why, exactly, but young Pieter-Steph du Toit appears to have been summoned back to Durban to join the Sharks Super Rugby squad this week, thus presumably ruling him out of contention for the SA Under 20 match against Argentina this weekend. [...]
Theron names Baby Boks for first Argentina clash
South African under 20 coach Dawie Theron has named a strong side – including six Sharks forwards – to face Argentina in the first of three games over the next week. [...]
Sharks XV up against it
Spare a thought for Sharks XV coaches Sean Everitt and Sean Erasmus this week; the pair of namesakes will want to consolidate their position towards the top of the Vodacom Cup South Section log by beating Boland this weekend; however, they’ll travel to the Cape without a clutch of first-team regulars. [...]
Sharks XV bag full five
30 Mar 12 21:42 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 6 Comments
The Sharks XV bagged the full five points against the SWD Eagles on Friday night at Kings Park, beating them 38 – 20 and scoring six tries to two in the process. This comes after the amazing game against the Free State last weekend, in which the Sharks XV also bagged the full points on offer. [...]
Deysel is back!
The Sharks XV take on the Free State XV in the third round of Vodacom Cup matches on Friday night, with Jean Deysel finally getting himself back on the field of play, after some extensive rehab. The big flanker will lead the side from the 7 jersey, in the place of Francois Kleinhans, who takes a break following a suspension for stomping. [...]
