Sharks fans in general balk at the idea of positional player switches and from a historical point of view, with good reason. It’s driven players from the union and resulted in talent being underutilized. It’s prevented players from settling in a position and in some cases even closed the door on promising youngsters close to making the step up to the senior squad. It would of course be remiss not to acknowledge scenarios where players are experienced or competent in playing more than one position or the coach’s hand is forced, injury and lack of squad depth being the usual suspects in these cases. [...]
Posts tagged with: Sbura Sithole
Mastering the positional shuffle
14 Apr 14 11:24 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 16 Comments
Jake happy with Lions result
10 Feb 14 13:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has declared himself satisfied after Friday night’s 57-14 victory over a weakened Lions team, stating that several important boxes were ticked in the process. [...]
Sharks to rotate one more time
24 Sep 13 10:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
According to the Sharks website, the rotation policy that has been employed thus far in the Currie Cup is set to be used again for Friday’s match against the Lions, before being shelved in favour of continuity ahead of the knock-outs. [...]
Sharks braai challenge next week
20 Sep 13 14:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
To celebrate National Braai Day, and give shoppers a taste of their braaing skills, members of the Sharks Absa Currie Cup squad will be competing against each in a braai challenge at La Lucia Mall at 12h30 on Wednesday September 25 2013. [...]
JPP and Kanko out of tour
18 Apr 13 09:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 48 Comments
Sharks coach John Plumtree has been quoted as saying that certain key members of the Sharks team will not get on the plane to tour. [...]
Treu the tonic for struggling S’bura?
11 Apr 13 09:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Spare a thought, if you will, for Sharks winger Sibusiso “S’bura” Sithole, whose Super Rugby debut lasted all of 50 minutes before being dropped from the match 22 even faster than he was unexpectedly elevated into it. [...]
Sharksworld Awards
31 Oct 12 16:06 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 34 Comments
In line with SARU hosting their awards dinner tomorrow night, I feel we have to reward our very own Sharks players for what they have achieved during the season. [...]
Sloppy Sharks get the job done
18 Aug 12 21:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
It wasn’t pretty for large portions of a pedestrian 80 minutes of rugby at Kings Park this evening, but in winning 30-14 against the Lions, the Sharks have managed to haul themselves free of the chasing pack an move three points clear at the summit of the Currie Cup log, after two rounds. [...]
Happy birthday to you (and you)!
14 Jun 12 09:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
We#d like to take the opportunity to wish two of our favourite up-and-coming young Sharks players many happy returns, as they celebrate their birthdays today. [...]
Where are the youngsters coming in?
14 May 12 13:11 by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (JJR) | 43 Comments
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.
Sharks XV set up Bulls quarter-final clash
30 Apr 12 09:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
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
16 Apr 12 10:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
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 (Richard Ferguson) | 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
27 Feb 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 49 Comments
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
20 Feb 12 11:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
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. [...]
