Chiefs captain Craig Clarke is in doubt for Saturday’s Super Rugby Final against the Sharks in Hamilton, after picking up a knee injury during his side’s semi-final triumph over the Crusaders last week. [...]
Posts tagged with: Second Row
Chiefs skipper under injury cloud
1 Aug 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
Alberts at lock for knock-out
18 Jul 12 12:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
The Sharks team to face the Reds this weekend has been named. [...]
Steenkamp starts in single Bulls change
12 Jul 12 08:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment
Talk earlier in the week that the Bulls would be carrying a massive injury list into their final Super Rugby league fixture against the Lions appears to have come to naught, with Flip van der Merwe the only casualty from Friday night’s bruiser against the Sharks. [...]
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. [...]
Agen to sign Ross Skeate?
17 May 12 16:01 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 45 Comments
Rumours doing the rounds on internet suggest that the 29 year old Sharks lock Ross Skeate is set to join Top 14 side Agen. [...]
Stormers welcome back some big names
10 May 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
Allister Coetzee’s Stormers have been boosted ahead of their weekend derby with the Cheetahs by the return of three stalwarts from injury. The resulting reshuffle sees a fair few changes to the 22 that beat the Force in Perth a fortnight ago. [...]
More injury woes for Lions
10 Apr 12 08:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
The Lions have lost young lock forward Paul Willemse – who made his Super Rugby debut for the side against the Cheetahs last weekend – to a shoulder injury and will need to look elsewhere for second row options against the Bulls this weekend. [...]
Sharks carrying casualties ahead of tour
18 Mar 12 13:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
An injury update on the Sharks website has shed some light into the state of the squad oafter yesterday’s bruising encounter against the Reds. [...]
How much is too much?
9 Feb 12 13:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 67 Comments
From what I have read here on Sharksworld, and from watching the trials last Friday evening, it is clear that the Sharks have an abundance of talent within the second row, with up to six players in competition for what can at most be only four spots in the Super Squad. [...]
Steven Sykes returns to Sharks
23 Jan 12 21:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 128 Comments
Sharksworld can exclusively reveal that lock Steven Sykes will return to Durban to join the Sharks Super Rugby squad. [...]
Mabeta ruled out of Super Rugby
5 Jan 12 10:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Bulls lock forward Matunzi Mabeta, better known as Fudge, has sustained a serious knee injury in a car accident and will play no part in the Bulls Super Rugby campaign this year. [...]
Lynn joins Force
4 Jan 12 07:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
Former Chiefs lock Toby Lynn has chucked in his lot in his home country and will instead turn out for the Perth-based Western Force in Super Rugby this year. [...]
Griquas freshen up for Pumas
15 Sep 11 06:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Griquas have opted to make a few rotational changes to their side to face the Pumas in the Currie Cup this weekend, with two stalwart forwards, Justin Downey and Hendrik Roodt, given a breather this week after carrying a heavy workload all season. [...]
Marais in line for start?
31 Aug 11 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
It’s always somewhat dodgy to draw conclusions from a photograph, but if one or two of the snaps I’ve seen of the Sharks training session yesterday have any relevance, then John Plumtree might be looking to freshen up his second row ahead of Saturday’s must-win clash against the Blue Bulls. [...]
Sharks have locks aplenty
16 Aug 11 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
While Sharks coach John Plumtree will need to scratch his head over a number of positions for this weekend’s Currie Cup match against the Leopards at Kings Park, one area where he certainly won’t be short of options is the second row. The return to fitness of Bok Alistair Hargreaves means that Plumtree’s lock dilemma becomes who to leave out, rather than who to pick. [...]
