At the beginning of the year I posted my preview and predictions for Superugby 2012, and to my surprise, some people actually read it. Now I am going to post my post-round-5-review / preview for the rest of the competition… [...]
Posts tagged with: Senior players
Superugby – Round 5
Come on, Doc! You’re better than this!
We have mentioned a few times already in the build-up to this season that it would be vital for the Sharks’ senior players to stand up and be counted this season. In a squad that has lost huge experience through the departure of the likes of John Smit, Stefan Terblanche and Adi Jacobs, the need to balance the exuberance of youth with wise old heads has never been stronger. [...]
Consider this
27 Feb 12 09:23 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 21 Comments
The Sharks started their season with a loss against the Bulls on Friday night, managing a bonus point for finishing within seven points of the men from Pretoria. This was a disappointing start to the season as a lot is expected from the Sharks this season. But let’s consider a few things before giving up all hope. [...]
The Trial Match. A few observations.
The Sharks trial match was held this weekend and I thought I’d share a few of the insights I got from attending this event. [...]
Have we not seen the last of Matfield?
With the dust still settling on news that Heyneke Meyer will be Springbok coach, should he accept the appointment, startling news surfaced that retired lock Victor Matfield might consider coming out of retirement to play for Meyer. [...]
Strauss confirmed as Lions Super-captain
Lions Super Rugby coach John Mitchell has confirmed that loose forward Joshua Strauss will captain his side during the upcoming Southern Hemisphere tournament. [...]
There’s lies, damn lies, and then there’s stats…
So 2011 has come and gone (at least from a rugby perspective), and once again we, the Sharks fans, are faced with the familiar prospect of a year that, despite the cards being stacked in our favour (favourable Super 15 draw; talented, settled, and largely happy squad; player depth in all positions) failed to live up to our lofty, and not entirely unreasonable expectations. As can be expected in such a situation, there has been a lot of commentary, critique, speculation and wishes for what could have-, or should have been from all quarters. One particular aspect that has been very much a topic of debate has been the perceived failings of the Sharks’ recruitment- and succession planning/youth development program. [...]
Here’s to hoping…
So here we go again, taking apart another poor Sharks performance, looking for players to blame, looking for areas where we can blame the coach and just generally moaning and bitching about what we see on a Saturday evening when we know they can do better. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Province
The Sharks suffered an embarrassing reversal against Western Province at the weekend, bumbling and fumbling their way to a 10-15 loss against a patchwork team missing umpteen regulars. Let’s rate the players involved. [...]
Getting the spark back
This year’s Currie cup for the Sharks has certainly been a frustrating one for us supporters. Despite a comprehensive opening day beating of the Blue Bulls, the Sharks have flattered to deceive and their performances have looked quite patchy for the most part with moments of promise interspersed with maddening losses of concentration and poor play. [...]
