We’re not sure why, exactly, but young Pieter-Steph du Toit appears to have been summoned back to Durban to join the Sharks Super Rugby squad this week, thus presumably ruling him out of contention for the SA Under 20 match against Argentina this weekend. [...]
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Du Toit recalled to Sharks squad
Sharks XV named for Boland
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has, as predicted, named a weakened side to face Boland on Saturday, after a huge number of young stars have been withdrawn due to Baby Bok commitments. [...]
Mtembu rewarded with Sharks XV captaincy
The Sharks XV side to take on SWD in round 4 of the Vodacom Cup has been named, with very few changes to the outfit that recorded a bonus point victory over Free State a week ago. [...]
Injury doubts persist for Sharks
Sharks coach John Plumtree has admitted that there is still some uncertainty around the availability of a few players, looking ahead to Saturday’s clash against the Lions in Durban. [...]
Now this looks balanced…
I’ve dug up an interesting little statistic to throw in the faces of the “Sharks buy talent” brigade, just in time to nicely counter the earlier story about how the Stormers are finally backing their youth… [...]
Plenty of points to prove
They say that rugby is all about the team and that individual rivalries don’t – and really shouldn’t – ever come into it. While that is undoubtedly true, particularly in the eyes of the players, there are nevertheless the occasional opportunities where – in the minds of the fans, at least – individual match ups can be quite interesting to observe. [...]
Herbst rewarded with first Sharks start
Wiehahn Herbst has been named to start at tight head prop for the Sharks against the Stormers on Saturday in a rotational change that rewards his good pre-season form – and a superb cameo against the Bulls. [...]
Alberts unlikely to make Cape Town trip
While reports earlier in the week suggested that Willem Alberts was likely to feature for the Sharks against the Stormers this weekend, it now seems as though he big man will be given an extra week to fully recover before making his return to Super Rugby. [...]
No early team announcement this week
It seems the rather pleasant surprise of an early Sharks team announcement that we enjoyed last week was to be an exception, rather than the norm. This week, at least, John Plumtree seems to have a pretty good reason for delaying, with a number of players under an injury cloud heading into Saturday’s round two clash against the Stormers. [...]
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. [...]
Sharks forced into changes
You’ve got to hand it to the muppets running the judicial process in SA Rugby… they’ve seen fit to finally get around to convening a disciplinary hearing after Fred Michalak was cited for a “late and dangerous tackle” in last year’s Currie Cup final! [...]
Somebody is going to be disappointed
Sharks coach John Plumtree has indicated that he will select a squad of 28 for Friday night’s warm-up match against Boland at Kings Park; it’s not currently clear whether he’s intending on picking what he considers to be the best 28, though, or if he’ll leave some stalwarts out in order to further evaluate his fringe players. [...]
All to play for on Friday night – Part 1
John Plumtree will put his extended squad through their paces on Friday night as they play in a do-or-die trial match set to have a profound impact on the make up of this year’s final Super Rugby group. The match will comprise four 20-minute chukkas and with the squad set to be whittled down to just 28 ahead of next weekend’s warmup against Boland, a number of fringe players will have at most 40 minutes in which to impress. [...]
Dolphins beat Sharks in fun-filled encounter
The Pick’n'Pay “Clash of Kings” exhibition Pro20 match between the Dolphins and the Sharks played out to a thrilling climax yesterday afternoon, in front of a crowd of around 11 000 at Kingsmead in Durban. [...]
Deysel, Alberts in doubt after surgery
The Sharks’ pair of wrecking-ball loose forwards, Jean Deysel and Willem Alberts, are both still doing rehabilitation work after off-season surgery to correct knee and shoulder injuries respectively. [...]
