Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named a strong side to face the Blue Bulls in the opening Vodacom Cup game, taking place at Mr Price Kings Park on Saturday afternoon. A number of Sharks regulars, including veteran centre Adi Jacobs, will gain some much-needed game time with the side this week. [...]
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Sharks XV named for opener
Newcastle Highlanders vs Sharks XV
The Sharks XV tour to Newcastle and take on the Newcastle Highlander Invitational XV tonight and we will have our very own resident Newcastle correspondent on the scene to give us updates throughout the match – Thank you Pokkel! [...]
Sharks XV touring squad named
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named a 24-man squad to represent the Sharks XV in an exhibition match in Newcastle on Friday afternoon. The presence of Super Rugby players of the calibre of Gerhard Mostert and Riaan Swanepoel adds some experience to an otherwise young, although very exciting, lineup. [...]
Sharks XV trial squads named
Sharks Vodacom cup coach Sean Everitt will put his charges through their paces in a trial game tomorrow afternoon, aimed to help him finalise his best XV ahead of the competition. At the request of the John Plumtree, a number of players in the Super Rugby squad deemed short of game time will be given a run as well. [...]
Back to the grindstone
The Sharks Super 15 and Vodacom Cup squads reported for duty yesterday to get their pre-season training under way. Some holiday, huh? [...]
Sharks v Leopards: by the numbers
Let’s have a look at the statistics from the Sharks-Leopards game last weekend, brought to us courtesy of www.ruggastats.com. [...]
Pretorius handed Sharks start
Coach John Plumtree has named a strong Sharks side to take on the Leopards in the Currie Cup on Friday evening. Former Bok flyhalf Andre Pretorius will spearhead the home side’s attempt to gain five points from the fixture, as he starts in the number 10 jersey for the first time. [...]
Ludik, Daniel back in starting lineup
John Plumtree has not hesitated to bring the previously injured duo of Louis Ludik and Keegan Daniel straight back into the Sharks starting lineup to face the Cheetahs in Durban on Saturday. [...]
Sharks v Pumas: by the numbers
Time for our weekly statistical analysis of the Sharks game, thanks to the Versuco stats kindly supplied by www.ruggastats.com. [...]
Plumtree listened to our Podcast
The Sharks team to face the Pumas in Witbank on Friday night has been announced. [...]
Easy does it, Plum
While post-match statements attributed to Sharks coach John Plumtree would appear to suggest sweeping changes to the Sharks team to face the Pumas on Friday night, the coach would be wise to cool his heels a little before making any rash decisions to drop the core of his “complacent” squad. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Blue Bulls
Well, after seven rounds of good ratings, I’m afraid we need to come back down to earth with a bump here. Bear in mind that I have intentionally not looked at the match statistics before compiling these ratings, since they’re meant to be subjective. A detailed statistical analysis will follow later, as always. [...]
Sharks choke WP to top log
The Sharks have jumped to the top of the Currie Cup log after a dominating second half performance which ended Western Province’s unbeaten run. They end the first round of matches in pole position, with WP showing a similar record with 6 wins and only the one loss, but the Sharks trumping them with a few extra bonus points along the way. [...]
Sharks player rating v Leopards
Another week goes by and the Sharks put in another superb performance, with the quality throughout the squad really starting to show. Another big “well-done” to all concerned is reflected in the ratings. As always, let me know where you agree or disagree with these (subjective) assessments. [...]
Sharks hand out a Phokeng hiding
John Plumtree’s impressive Sharks team overcame some early spirited play by their hosts to run out convincing 51-6 winners over the Platinum Leopards on Friday night. While the Sharks were impressive in going about their business, one can only wonder how long the Leopards can possibly continue to masquerade as a Premier Division team, given that a clear majority of the 28 supporters that pitched up for the game were wearing Sharks colours. [...]
