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Speculation that Ruan Pienaar may be eyeing a return to South Africa – and the Sharks – proved unfounded yesterday as he was confirmed as having extended his Ulster stay by a further two years. [...]
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No Sharks return for Pienaar
Irish clubs to close ranks
The Irish Rugby Football Union has passed new regulations that could seriously limit the number of foreign players eligible to represent their top three club sides. Under the new restrictions, set to come into force in time for the 2013 season, Ulster, Leinster and Munster would need to field sides comprising mostly Irish-qualified players. [...]
Kockott hints at Sharks return
The Sharks brainstrust, it would seem, are perhaps starting to question the wisdom of letting so many established stars leave while in their prime and if whispers are to be believed, seem intent on luring at least some of them back. Scrumhalf Rory Kockott has hinted on Twitter that he might consider a return to Durban, in the latest twist. [...]
Mostert gets a Bok start
There are some injury enforced changes in the team to face New Zealand, with Gerhard Mostert getting his test debut for Flip van der Merwe and Pat Lambie coming in at fullback to cover for Gio Aplon. [...]
Springboks – Post RWC 2011 – Scrumhalf
The expected exodus of players after RWC and the prospect of a new captain and coach bring with it more questions, of playing style and playing personnel in key positions.
One of the more contentious of those in my opinion, with the departure of the general Fourie du Preez to the green fields of Japan, is that of scrumhalf. Now you may think, “wait a minute, we have plenty of numbers 9s!”, and you’d be right, but which one is best?
Springbok training group cut down
A Springbok training group made up of 37 players has been announced to meet in Durban on Sunday and Monday. This is the second of three planned get-togethers for the players and management to prepare for the international season, which kicks off weeks after the Super Rugby Final. [...]
Pienaar’s in Durbs… but not to play rugby
The twitterverse, blogosphere and any other made-up name for a bunch of people swapping rumours online is abuzz. Ruan Pienaar, it seems, was at Sharks practice yesterday. What on earth could this mean? [...]
No Pienaar for Stormers
According to a recent Tank Lanning tweet (what a great source of information those are), Ruan Pienaar will not be made available to the Stormers for the remainder of their Super Rugby campaign. [...]
Silly season comes around again
With the Northern Hemisphere season reaching its close, I suppose it’s par for the course that another round of so-called “silly season” transfer rumours should start to come up. Two stories in particular, both concerning players with Sharks ties, are worth some discussion. [...]
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Leadership groups in sport is important, but when does a leadership group turn into a clique? [...]
White chasing an old Shark
Rumour has it that new Brumbies coach Jake White has already earmarked a player or two to bring in ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season, which will be White’s first Super Rugby season. [...]
Coaching Conundrums
20 Dec 10 23:26 by Big Fish | Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Super 14, Super Rugby | 104 Comments
The departure of Rory Kockott, and the apparently soon to be confirmed departure of Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira highlights an interesting question around the effectiveness of coaching on certain players.
Boks stick to their guns
Peter de Villiers has named a Bok side to take on England showing only two changes to the unit that went down to Scotland last weekend. Resisting the urge to give in-form players a go, the coach is sticking to his guns, claiming that he wants to stick with the “tried and tested”. [...]
Player ratings: Boks v Scotland
I was tempted to give every single player a 2/10, but I thought that it was too easy and would be giving some players too high a rating. [...]
Lambie might be making his Bok-Debut on Saturday
According to news reports, the young Sharks sensation, Pat Lambie might be making his bok debut this weekend. [...]
