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. [...]
Posts tagged with: Sbura Sithole
JPP and Kanko out of tour
Treu the tonic for struggling S’bura?
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
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
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)!
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?
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
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
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. [...]






