Let’s assume, for just a second, that we all (well, most of us) get our wish and the Sharks enter the 2014 Super Rugby season with a new coaching team in charge of the side. My view is that while moves to establish that coaching team do need to start as quickly as possible, it’s probably better if it’s not done as a rush job, rather that the appropriate time is spent ensuring that the right people, with the right credentials, are involved. [...]
Posts tagged with: Vodacom Cup
Everitt due a Currie Cup shot
Vodacom Cup Quarter Final: Sharks XV (25) v Golden Lions (42) F/T
The Sharks XV take on a strong Lions side in this afternoon’s Vodacom Cup quarter final. [...]
Strong Lions named for Vodacom Cup knock-out
The Lions, having abandoned their much-vaunted “Challenge Series” against the best that the European and American Blind School could produce, have thrown all their weight behind winning the Vodacom Cup this season and head coach Johan Ackermann will thus be in charge of a strong side as they seek a victory in Friday’s quarter-final, against the Sharks XV at Kings Park. [...]
Kankowski plays down talk of strife
In an interview with Darren Scott of Ballz Visual Radio, Sharks eighthman Ryan Kankowski has poured cold water on talk of divisions within the Sharks squad. [...]
Sharks XV prevail against Pampas (with video)
Thanks once again go to the Sharks Rugby Union for providing an awesome video highlights package from the untelevised Vodacom Cup game between the Sharks XV and the Pampas XV, at Kings Park on Friday. [...]
Experience boost for Sharks XV
Sean Everitt’s Sharks XV side has been boosted by the inclusion of two experienced campaigners, ahead of the weekend’s final round-robin clash with the Pampas XV. Key among the selections is the inclusion of Bok loose forward Willem Alberts at eighthman. [...]
Spare a thought for Everitt
Maks van Dyk, the Baby Bok tighthead, must have cut a lonely figure at Sharks XV practice yesterday as he tried to figure out how the hell he was going to move the scrum machine back all on his own… [...]
Further blows for battered Sharks
The Sharks departed for their four-game tour of the Antipodes yesterday with a depleted squad, as injury continues to cut a swathe through their title aspirations. Smarting after a home loss against the Cheetahs that they could ill afford, three fresh injury concerns over the weekend mean the squad that left Durban contained only 23 players. [...]
Video highlights: Sharks XV v Boland
Here’s an awesome initiative, thanks to the Sharks. [...]
Vodacom Cup: Sharks XV (54) v Boland (24) F/T
The boys are aiming for a fifth successive win in this year’s Vodacom Cup competition. [...]
Treu the tonic for struggling S’bura?
11 Apr 13 09:35 by robdylan | Original Content, Sevens, Sharks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup | 13 Comments
Spare a thought, if you will, for Sharks winger Sibusiso “S’bura” Sithole, whose Super Rugby debut lasted all of 50 minutes before being dropped from the match 22 even faster than he was unexpectedly elevated into it. [...]
Mr BMT sneaks another win for Sharks XV
It’s a real pity that the majority of Sharks fans won’t get to see much Vodacom Cup rugby this season, because my feeling is that we’re missing the emergence of a future superstar. [...]
Marais brothers reunited for Sharks XV
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named a mostly settled combination for Friday night’s Vodacom Cup clash against the SWD Eagles in George. Jandre Marais returns from his brief stint with the Super Rugby squad to partner brother Peet in one of a few changes to the starting pack. [...]
KO Kid to swim with Sharks
In a pretty left-field move, former boxer Kevin “The KO Kid” Lerena has joined the Sharks squad and looks set for game time in the Vodacom Cup. [...]
Marais linked with French switch
According to a report in France’s Sud Ouest Newspaper, Sharks lock forward Jandre Marais may have signed a contract to join French Top 14 side Union Bordeaux Bègles. [...]
