With a few of The Sharks veterans getting on and our youngsters impressing, we must have a look at where the gaps for the youngsters could open up.
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Where are the youngsters coming in?
Sharks XV set up Bulls quarter-final clash
Sean Everitt’s Sharks XV side secured home ground advantage in the Vodacom Cup play-offs this weekend, with a hard-fought win away over the Pampas XV seeing them take second place on the overall South Section log. Their dubious reward, though, will be a quarter-final showdown against the Blue Bulls at Kings Park this weekend. [...]
Sharks XV go down
On a day when Super Rugby and SA Under 20 call-ups conspired to decimate their pack, the Sharks XV suffered an unfortunate, although not entirely unexpected, Vodacom Cup loss by going down to Boland on Saturday afternoon. [...]
Sharks XV ready for action
7 Mar 12 15:26 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Vodacom Cup | 60 Comments
The Sharks XV take on the Border Bulldogs in their opening match to the 2012 Vodacom Cup tournament on Friday night in East London. The team that has been selected sees a mixture of young talent and experienced heads, and should take the game to the Bulldogs. [...]
Limited changes, please coach
Following on from my earlier article of things to consider from our loss against the Bulls on Friday night, I called for calm from the coaching staff and to not make wholesale changes that will only undo the momentum created in the last 15 odd minutes at Loftus. [...]
Ndungane in doubt for Loftus
It looks like dear old Odwa is very much “in the news” this morning, with an article on the Sharks website indicating that he may be celebrating his birthday in the worst possible fashion… according to coach John Plumtree, he’s looking doubtful for this weekend’s trip to Loftus, having picked up an injury against the Kings. [...]
The depth of Plumtree’s concern
Sharks coach John Plumtree faces a real poser this morning, having earlier announced that the team for this weekend’s match against the Kings will resemble, as closely as possible, the unit that he hopes to pick against the Bulls in the Super Rugby opener a week later. [...]
Could this be it?
Coach John Plumtree has come out and said that he will select his strongest possible squad to face the Kings in Port Elizabeth in two weeks time, meaning that his fringe players will get a run in the game on Friday night against Boland. [...]
Time to walk the walk
I find myself very encouraged to read the quotes coming out of Durban as the Sharks sweat it out during pre-season this year. Let’s just hope that when the chips are down, the Sharks brains trust have the courage of their convictions and are prepared to back up the talk with action. [...]
Several youngsters included in Sharks training group
While there are few new faces in the squad that has assembled for pre-season training at Kings Park, a number of stars from the 2011 under 21 campaign have done enough to be in the reckoning for a 2012 Super Rugby squad place. [...]
Under 21 final: Blue Bulls (46) v Sharks (30) F/T
The first big final (for the Sharks) kicks off at 14h30 today, at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. [...]
Kleinhans returns in time for final
Sharks under 21 flanker Francois Kleinhans has made a return to the side that will play in the competition final, against the Blue Bulls on Saturday. [...]
Sharks welcome another young face
As tonight’s match against Griquas looms closer, let’s start our regular Currie Cup milestones piece by congratulating 20-year-old hooker Monde Hadebe on being named on the bench, hopefully to make his senior Currie Cup debut. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Cheetahs
This task is always more pleasant when we have a good win to report on. As it turns out, the Sharks lose – embarrassingly – to the Cheetahs on Saturday and the ratings reflect a poor team effort, particularly on defence. While the four tries scored were lovely to watch, these ratings reflect the concession of 53 points. [...]
Bulls score the tries, but Sharks take the points
The Sharks scored their second Loftus victory of the season earlier today by beating the Blue Bulls 39-27 in a fast-paced game that saw the losers pick up a four-try bonus point in the last movement of the game. [...]
