The Sharks turned in a pretty good display of wet-weather rugby to pip Western Province by 21 points to 19 at Newlands on Friday night. The hard-fought win was just the tonic for the side after coming badly unstuck against Griquas in Kimberley the week before. Let’s rate the individuals involved. [...]
Posts tagged with: Ryan Kankowski
Sharks player ratings v WP
Kankowski to start at 8
The Sharks have included Ryan Kankowski in his customary number 8 position for tomorrow’s Currie Cup clash against Western Province, after he was released from the Bok training group yesterday. [...]
Kankowski, Johnson released
10 Aug 11 15:21 by robdylan | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Tri Nations | 10 Comments
Ryan Kankowski and Ashley Johnson have both been released from the Springbok squad for this weekend’s test against Australia in Durban, given that the players they were covering for, Danie Rossouw and Pierre Spies, have both been passed fit. [...]
Cheetahs pick Johnson
Cheetahs coach Naka Drostske has been forced to reshuffle his backline for this weekend’s game against the Lions, with both Andries Strauss and Hennie Daniller ruled out through injury. In an interesting move, Ashley Johnson has been included at number 8, indicating that he will not be in action for the Boks this weekend. [...]
Kanko and Johnson added to the Bok mix
Looseforwards Ashley Johnson and Ryan Kankowski were on Monday added to the Springbok squad to cover for a number of injury concerns among back row forwards.
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Sharks get 7 Boks back
1 Aug 11 15:06 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Tri Nations, WP | 68 Comments
Springbok management has decided to release a group of 15 players that were involved in the away leg of the Tri Nations for selection at Currie Cup level this weekend, along with a further 8 players that were selected as part of the Preliminary squad, who did not tour . [...]
A timely injection? (Or unwanted disruption)
It’s three rounds into the 2011 Currie Cup and the Sharks are sitting pretty, having won all three of their games to date. More impressively, though, two of those games have been against fellow “top five” opposition, with a squad containing close to a dozen players who are playing their first full season of Currie Cup rugby. [...]
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. [...]
Hargreaves handed first Test start
Sharks lock Alistair Hargreaves has been promoted to the Bok starting lineup for Saturday’s Tri-Nations opener against the Wallabies. [...]
Battle Royale
The Sharks travel to Coca Cola Park this weekend in what is yet another must win match for the coastal team. (What I do not understand about that saying is which team will go into a game and allow themselves to lose it? But anyway) The Lions team, back from a better than expected tour of the Antipodes, are filled to the brim with ex Sharks players, much as the Sharks have their fair share of Lions in there. Should make for some interesting individual battles. [...]
Hoffmann out for 10 weeks
Sharks scrumhalf Conrad Hoffmann has been ruled out for ten weeks, after rupturing ligaments in his elbow during the first half of Saturday’s game against the Waratahs. [...]
Sharks made to wait for Deysel
The Sharks received a setback this morning as flank Jean Deysel’s SANZAR disciplinary hearing has been pushed back to Tuesday. [...]
Hoff in line for Cheetahs return
Finally a little bit of good news to come out of the Sharks camp – Bok number 8 Ryan Kankowski is on track to be available for selection against the Cheeaths next weekend. [...]
Sharks report clean(ish) bill of health
The Sharks reconvened on Monday after enjoying a few well-deserved days off last weekend, with their eyes firmly on Saturday’s must-win Super Rugby clash against the Vodacom Bulls at Mr Price Kings Park. While one or two players are still carrying injury niggles, for the most part, the squad seems to be in pretty good shape with a run of five key games still to play ahead of the knock-out phase. [...]
Time for Coetzee to shine
The suspension of Keegan Daniel for the Sharks’ next Super Rugby encounter against the Bulls opens the door for impressive youngster Marcell Coetzee to establish himself in the Sharks team – as well as staking a claim for a regular spot in the Currie Cup 22. [...]
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