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As is typical at this time of year, most of our thinking and our discussions seem to be focused on the Super Rugby competition and the Sharks prospects for it. As always, though, there is a little voice in the back of my head that keeps reminding me about the “other squad” that is currently undergoing their own pre-season preparations and making me wonder about how best use the Vodacom Cup to better serve the future needs of the Sharks. [...]
Posts tagged with: Sharks XV
The age-old Vodacom Cup conundrum
Newman out in the cold again?
Details are sparse at this stage, but it appears as though former WP centre Morgan Newman is still looking for a new rugby home, after a trial spell with the Sharks Vodacom Cup side appears to have come to naught. [...]
Mjekevu set for Sharks trial
In a bid to bolster their stocks at centre, given the departure os Stefan Terblanche and Adi Jacobs, the Sharks will welcome Baby Bok Wandile Mjekevu into their pre-season training squad this morning – but only on a trial basis at this stage. [...]
Bulls confirm Adongo coup
The Blue Bulls today announced the signing of Kenya’s finest export, Daniel Adongo, from the Sharks. [...]
Big step up for Rick
Former Sharks age-group scrumhalf Shannon Rick has been picked up by Griquas for the Currie Cup season and looks set to start against Western Province this weekend. Sarel Pretorius is struggling with a knee injury and is unlikely to be fit. [...]
Young Sharks overcome game Eagles
The Sharks XV overcame a spirited display from their hosts to emerge 35-22 victors against the SWD Eagles in George last night. The visitors scored five tries to the Eagle’s three. [...]
Game on – Sharks vs The Rest
Good morning all, a big congratulations to Ross Skeate and the rest of the Sharks XV for winning their warm up match in George against the SWD last night. A scoreline of 35 – 22 is one to make us Sharks supporters just a bid more relaxed toward the start of the Currie Cup. [...]
Happy birthday to a pair of upcoming stars
Sharksworld would like to extend birthday wishes to two rising young stars in the Sharks squad, both of whom celebrate today. Lock forward Jandre Marais and wing Sbura Sithole mark the successful completion of another trip around the sun today and we’d like to wish them many happy returns for the day.
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Rovers vs Collegians – Battle Royale
Tonight there is a massive game in Durban as National Club Champions Jonsson College Rovers take on rivals Acer Durban Collegians in a KZN Fidelity Security Premier Division match, where Rovers will look to extend an amazing streak of victories. [...]
Sharks XV counting the cost
While there are never any real positives to come out of a defeat, should the Sharks XV have won their semi-final against the Pampas XV on Friday afternoon, they’d have to dig pretty deep to find a fit match 22 to field in the final. [...]
Match Review: Pampas XV (41) vs Sharks XV (26)
The Sharks XV have lost 41-26 to a rampant Pampas XV in Potchefstroom. The Sharks fortunes in each half differed remarkably and it was a fantastic 2nd half effort by the men from Argentina which booked them a place in the final against either the Griquas or the Blue Bulls. [...]
Vodacom Cup: Pampas XV vs Sharks XV
The Sharks XV travel to Potchefstroom this afternoon to take on the unbeaten Pampas XV in a Vodacom Cup semi final. The match will be broadcast on SuperSport, so if you have the time, please support the boys. [...]
Sharks XV aiming high
The Sharks XV take on the Pampas XV in Potchefstroom tomorrow night in the Vodacom Cup semi final, and the coach Sean Everitt has had his hand forced with a number of changes thanks mainly to new eligibility rules and call ups to the Super squad. [...]
Skeate to bolster Sharks XV
As one of a number of anticipated changes to the Sharks lineup for Saturday’s clash against the Brumbies unfold, Sharksworld can confirm that Ross Skeate will be running out for the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup semi final, with his spot in the Sharks run-on team going to Alistair Hargreaves. [...]
Sharks XV will need to dig deep
You have to feel for the Sharks XV coaching staff, with a combination of player ineligibility and injuries to members of the Sharks squad complicating their selection process ahead of the most important game of the season – the Vodacom Cup semi-final against the Pampas XV in Potchefstroom on Friday afternoon. [...]
