Various media reports over the weekend seem to confirm two separate stories that we have been tracking for some time. If both are true, then neither Ruan Pienaar nor John Smit will play for the Sharks again. [...]
Posts tagged with: Ulster
Two Boks to quit Sharks
BJ in blue?
According to reports, the Stormers are negotiating with Ulster to get former Sharks prop BJ Botha released on loan to shore up their rapidly-dwindling prop reserves. [...]
Got to keep Pienaar – simply have to
There’ve been a few developments on the player front over the last week that we probably need to spend some more time discussing. Deon Carstens has confirmed that he will leave after the Super 14, but it’s yet another round of halfback developments that cause me the most concern. [...]
Another Shark linked to Ulster
Just a few day’s after John Plumtree’s admission in the press that Rory Kockott lacks the “passing game” to seriously be considered ahead of Ruan Pienaar for the Sharks number 9 jersey, comes a rumour linking Kockott to a move to Ulster. [...]
BJ’s fate in SARU’s hands
BJ Botha has finally confirmed what we sort of knew all along. He’ll be seeking an early exit from his Ulster contract in order to play Super 15 next year and hopefully force his way into the Boks 2011 World Cup squad. [...]
What’s BJ Botha’s plan?
His name is Brendon James Botha and he’s probably the best tighthead in South Africa. Or out of South Africa and therein, at least for the time being, lies the problem… [...]
Ulster confirm Muller signing
Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of South African international lock Johann Muller on a two year contract. [...]
Muller move confirmed next week
A report on the BBC website suggests that Ulster RFC will next week confirm the signing of former Sharks captain Johann Muller on a two-year deal. [...]
Muller’s Sharks swansong
It seems as though a number of players are planning on drawing the curtain on their Sharks career at the end of the 2010 Super 14, with Johann Muller the latest to be linked to a big-spending foreign club. [...]
No early release for BJ
It looks like any hopes of an early release for BJ Botha from his Ulster contract have been dashed, with the Irish provincial outfit stating pretty plainly that they will hold him to the terms of his agreement. Botha, a surprise call-up to the Bok squad in Europe last month, was rumoured to be considering a move back to South Africa. [...]
