SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has restored Rob du Preez to the flyhalf position ahead of tomorrow’s IRB JWC semi-final against Wales. [...]
Posts tagged with: Semi-Final
Du Preez back at flyhalf for Junior Boks
17 Jun 13 14:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
Player Ratings: The Final
30 Oct 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 17 Comments
The Sharks went down in the last match of the season, losing to a Western Province outfit that clearly wanted it more, and played to their ability, while the Sharks somehow left the game plan that worked all season, to lose their third final in a year. Here is how the players went: [...]
Mornes in hot water
22 Oct 12 13:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
Blue Bulls prop Morne Mellett and flyhalf Morne Steyn have both been cited, following Saturday’s semi-final loss against the Sharks in the Currie Cup. [...]
A simple change for the better
22 Oct 12 11:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 20 Comments
The Sharks have made it to yet another Currie Cup final, and we can praise the players for their performance on the pitch, but the mastermind behind it all, Mr John Plumtree, only pops into the headlines when the team is doing badly. [...]
No injury concerns ahead of final
22 Oct 12 11:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
According to a report on the Sharks website, the Sharks should have a full squad to call on ahead of this weekend’s Currie Cup Final. [...]
Sharks player ratings: the Semi-Final
22 Oct 12 09:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 83 Comments
The Sharks recorded a great Currie Cup semi-final win over the Blue Bulls on Saturday, prevailing by 20 points to 3 in a match that the dominated from start to finish. Let’s rate the individuals concerned. [...]
Sharks win through to Currie Cup Final
20 Oct 12 18:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 87 Comments
Durban will host the 2012 Currie Cup Final, after the Sharks beat the Blue Bulls by 20 points to 3 in a one-sided semi-final contest. [...]
Currie Cup Semi Final 1 – Sharks (20) vs Bulls (3) F/T
20 Oct 12 14:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 143 Comments
The first semi final today sees the Sharks hosting the Bulls in Durban, a match that the Bulls did not think they would be taking part in with a few weeks to go in the regular season, but with good results in the final weeks they have managed to squeeze into the play-offs. [...]
Keep it steady, Sharks
19 Oct 12 10:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
Man, there’s been a lot of talk in the build-up to this week’s clash between the Sharks and the Blue Bulls – I must say, I’ve found it pretty hard to avoid wading right into the middle of it and fighting fire with fire. [...]
Kleinhans blow ahead of semi
19 Oct 12 09:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Sharks under 21 coach Sean Everitt has named his side to take on Western Province in Saturday’s semi-final, a game that will serve as the curtain-raiser to the big Currie Cup clash between the Sharks and the Blue Bulls at Kings Park. Experienced loose forward Francois Kleinhans, though, will sit the match out as the result of an injury picked up against the Leopards last week. [...]
Sharks under 19 at full strength for semi
19 Oct 12 09:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
Etienne Fynn has been able to name his strongest line up to face the Blue Bulls in tomorrow’s Under 19 semi-final at Loftus. His Sharks team finished the regular season in third place, behind the second-place Blue Bulls and will take confidence from a narrow in at Loftus two weeks ago. [...]
Currie Cup 2012: Semi-final preview and predictions
18 Oct 12 15:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Let’s have a look at the two big semi-final match-ups in the Currie Cup this weekend and see if we can pick the winners. [...]
Continuity over experience for Sharks
18 Oct 12 12:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
Willem Alberts, Best Mtawarira and Craig Burden have all been named on the bench as the Sharks prepare for their Currie Cup semi-final against the Blue Bulls. [...]
Bulls uncertainty at 9 and 2
17 Oct 12 09:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
When Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar names his side for Saturday’s semi-final later today, don’t expect there too be much in the way of changes from the outfit that beat the Lions in Johannesburg last week. [...]
Lions back to full(ish) strength
16 Oct 12 13:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named his side to face Western Province in this weekend’s Currie Cup semi-final at Coca-Cola Park. Last week’s captain, Butch James, loses his spot in the run-on side as one of a slew of changes to the outfit the suffered a hammering against the Bulls last week. [...]
