Much of the focus ahead of this weekend’s match between the Waratahs and the Sharks in Sydney has been placed on the away team’s frankly shocking track record at that venue in Super Rugby. While the teams have typically been fairly evenly-matched on paper over the period, the modern-era Sharks have only won once in Sydney – back in 2000 – and have seen a number of promising campaigns fall on hard times in Australia’s largest city. [...]
Posts tagged with: Stadium
Plumtree concerned about distractions
Cheetahs to face Carter
Bad news for the Cheetahs – Dan Carter has been passed fit to play for the Crusaders this weekend. [...]
Could tickets be partly to blame?
I have been trying to figure out a few things lately. One of them is the attendance of matches. Or in the Sharks case, mostly the lack of attendance.
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My Newlands Adventure
My sister and I met up at the airport fully intending to use the, about 5 hours we would have before the game, to take in some of the sights that we have not taken in since childhood and what now feels like a very long time ago. We got our tiny little rental car and checked into our guest house with a very nice view, but not the view we expected, not that we really [...]
Concern over new stadium regulations is misplaced
While all others were running around like headless chickens yesterday, preaching the usual doom and gloom and declaring (once again) the impending death of “old school” stadia like Kings Park and Newlands, Rugby365 editor Jan de Koning put on his responsible journalist hat and chatted to the man responsible for the government legislation responsible for the concern. [...]
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. [...]
Shark Wars Episode XV: Return of the Cup…
Previously in Shark Wars: While braaiing at the final of Hotgrub Cup, Shark Lionchaser blacked out and had a vision in which he saw the future unfold for talented young Booter Tap Repus… Compelled to tell his hero what he’d been witness to, Lionchaser made his way into the Great Whites’ locker room where he and Repus had locked minds in a Boot-inspired temporal maelstrom, which revealed a shocking link between the two… Learn more now as the tale unfolds… [...]
2012 Kings Park season tickets now available
Season tickets for the 2012 season at Mr Price Kings Park go on sale today via the Sharks ticket office. [...]
WPRU so sharp they cut themselves
The much anticipated Heineken Cup game between Saracens and Biarritz, scheduled to take place in Cape Town in January, has been relocated to London at the behest of the London club, citing in-fighting between the Western Province Rugby Union and the City of Cape Town as the reason behind the decision. [...]
Moses Mabhida v Kings Park
Driving through Durban, you have the most unusual sight of two world class stadiums being situated literally a stone throw away from each other, as Mr. Price Kings Park and The Moses Mabhida Stadium grace your view. The unfortunate reality though, is that these stadiums will not be able to continue next to each other, without some form of financial intervention. [...]
The dream trip
It started as a pipe dream, slowly turned into a half decent idea and eventually became reality when I set off from the annual PKF Beerfest to make my way to Johannesburg to watch the Currie Cup Final at Ellis Park. Most of you will know the eventual result of this match, but we have to start this story at the very beginning. [...]
May the wors be with you… (a work of pure Sharks fiction)
A LONG TIME AGO, IN A STADIUM FAR, FAR AWAY…
It started, like all good rugby matches, with a braai. But for Shark Lionchaser the act of grilling meat over open coals was more than a spot of pre-game socialising, it was a ritual over which he reverently presided, taking fastidious care over the preparation of the food he was about to share with his closest friends. [...]
Come on fans – fill the Tank!
Tickets for this weekend’s Currie Cup semi-final between the Sharks and the Cheetahs have gone on sale and we can’t emphasise strongly enough just how important it is for Sharks fans to ensure a good turnout at Kings Park this weekend. [...]
Lions to stay in Doornfontein
The Golden Lions Rugby Union yesterday finally ended months of speculation surrounding a possible stadium move. A potential move away from their Coca-Cola Park base in Doornfontein, Johannesburg, to the Soccer City complex in Soweto has now been finally ruled out. [...]
ITM Cup – Week 10 Preview
As Dunedin residents look out the window at blizzard conditions, never has it been more perfect to head down to the local rugby ground to watch their team on Wednesday evening – with the first world indoor rugby ground earning its keep very early. [...]
