Last week Sharks coach John Plumtree announced an unchanged side for the first time this year, and the reaction to this was positive, in that players were rewarded for good form and combinations were given another week to grow an understanding. All in all, this was seen as a positive, but for how long will we be happy? [...]
Posts tagged with: Selections
Consistency vs Rotation
15 May 12 13:34 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 11 Comments
I’m right, but I might be wrong
“Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality” wrote Ralph Marston, and how true these words are when you relate it to our favourite rugby teams, and how fine the balance is between supporting your team at all costs, and supporting them blindly to the point of insanity. [...]
Picking the blindside-flanker for Week 10
I again made use of stats to determine the selections of a few of our Sharksworld team of the week players. Here’s an in depth look at how I came to my conclusion to selecting my 7. [...]
Sharksworld’s Team of the Week 9
26 Apr 12 14:06 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 19 Comments
Sharksworld’s Team of the Week 5
28 Mar 12 10:00 by Letgo | Admin, Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 70 Comments
Taking their opportunities
For a number of the lads named to play for the Sharks XV in their opener against Border on Friday, their selections are just rewards for putting in the hard yards during pre-season and forcing the coaches to show faith in them, even though they may not have been quite so fancied in the past. [...]
Bold selections for Sharks
John Plumtree has named an exciting, albeit somewhat experimental-looking Sharks lineup for Friday’s Super Rugby crunch clash against the Bulls in Pretoria. [...]
Most to gain (and most to lose)
While tonight’s final warm-up match against the Kings will obviously be a key one for all the players concerned, with places in the team for next week’s match against the Bulls very much up for grabs, you have to acknowledge that there will be a fair bit more pressure for some than for others. [...]
The nation awaits
The South African squad to compete at the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup will be announced in Johannesburg at 19h30 this evening and after a good win over the All Blacks this weekend, the nation has good reason to be upbeat about their prospects in the showcase tournament. The Boks, winners of the trophy in France in 2007, are aiming to be the only side in history ever to successfully defend their World Cup crown. [...]
Plumtree’s nightmare task
Given the unfolding drama surrounding the composition of the Springbok touring side to playing the away leg of the Tri-Nations, John Plumtree looks likely to be without all 14 of his called-up stars for the opening Currie Cup fixture against the Blue Bulls next Saturday in Durban. The latest “casualty” was Jean Deysel, who went from not being in the picture to a virtual certainty to tour within the space of 8 hours. [...]
The coaching conundrum
15 Jun 11 14:22 by Pablo Dinero | Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks, Super Rugby | 43 Comments
Firstly, let me start of by stating that I am a big fan of John Plumtree’s. Firstly when he was a player for the sharks in the 90s, then as an assistant to Dick Muir and more recently as head coach of the Sharks. [...]
Telling only half the story
Sharks coach John Plumtree has had a fair bit to say after his side’s 32-12 reversal to the Stormers this weekend – most significantly, he has questioned the physical and mental approach and commitment shown by the players in going down heavily to a side that were superior in all facets of play on the day. While I feel the coach is spot on in some of his assessments, he is missing at least half of the picture. [...]
Punter’s Weekend selections
29 Apr 11 12:32 by Richard Ferguson | Cheetahs, Original Content, Sevens, Stormers, Super Rugby | 9 Comments
Another weekend filled with sport is upon us, and if I know my readers like I think I do, we are all after some extra spending money, and here are a few ways in which I think you can make it. [...]
An amazing season – an amazing achievement
You know, for a person who claims to be one of the most passionate Sharks supporters out there, sometimes I can be incredibly short-sighted. I realised that I allowed myself to get so carried away about certain positional selection in the Bok side for this weekend that I completely missed the bigger picture. [...]
Lots of weather – not so much rugby
If weather reports are to be believed, London will be plunged into the icy grip of some truly horrible weather this weekend, with the mercury not set to rise above two or maybe three degrees on Saturday. With some agencies even predicting snow for the capital on Friday or Saturday, any chance of an attractive spectacle at Twickenham would appear to have gone out the window. [...]
