Seems like, whether you play Tri Nations, Super Rugby, Currie Cup or even Vodacom Cup, it’s always difficult for the visiting team to come and beat you in your own back yard. [...]
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Vodacom Cup: SWD Eagles (25) vs EP Kings (27)
14 Apr 12 15:59 by pierre_mackie | EP Kings, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Vodacom Cup | Comment?
From the Land of the Kings
Alan Solomons, Director of EP Rugby announced today that Matt Sexton (Tasman Rugby Academy Manager) will be the new head coach to take the EP Kings and Southern Kings into the next chapter. [...]
Sharks XV up against it
Spare a thought for Sharks XV coaches Sean Everitt and Sean Erasmus this week; the pair of namesakes will want to consolidate their position towards the top of the Vodacom Cup South Section log by beating Boland this weekend; however, they’ll travel to the Cape without a clutch of first-team regulars. [...]
Vodacom Cup 2012: Sharks XV (38) v SWD Eagles (20) F/T
Today’s match kicks off at 16h30 on KP2 and entrance is free. [...]
Searching for coaches amongst the pumpkins
Given the recent news that Nick Mallet is a free agent again, the general consensus regarding the inadequacy/non-existence of the current specialist/assistant coaching setup at the Sharks, and the continuous debate over the qualities of our current head coach, I decided to give some thought as to what my ideal coaching structure should look like. [...]
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. [...]
Hargreaves on the comeback trail
Good news for the Sharks beleaguered second-row stocks; Alistair Hargreaves is out of his moonboot and on the way back to fitness. [...]
Deysel to the rescue?
Rumours coming out of Durban suggest that Bok flank Jean Deysel will head to Australia today to join up with the Sharks tour group in Sydney, although there has been no official announcement to confirm this fact. [...]
Vodacom Cup 2012: Free State XV (38) v Sharks XV (51) F/T
Sean Everitt (may he finally accept my Facebook friend request!) and his Sharks XV team take on Free State in the Vodacom Cup this evening. For the second week running, the Sharks XV match is going to be televised, with the game live on SuperSport 1 at 7pm. [...]
Deysel is back!
The Sharks XV take on the Free State XV in the third round of Vodacom Cup matches on Friday night, with Jean Deysel finally getting himself back on the field of play, after some extensive rehab. The big flanker will lead the side from the 7 jersey, in the place of Francois Kleinhans, who takes a break following a suspension for stomping. [...]
Van Velze to leave Bulls
Utility forward Gerrit-Jan van Velze – a stalwart for the Bulls at Vodacom Cup level over the past few years – will leave Loftus to play for Northampton in the UK, according to a report in the Northampton Chronicle. [...]
Jordaan starts for Sharks XV
The Sharks XV host Western Province on Saturday in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash against the Reds, in a match that is billed as a Top of the Table clash, as the Sharks lie first and WP second after the first round of matches. [...]
Gagiano joins Lions
American Eagles number 8 JJ Gagiano, who played for the EP Kings last year, has joined the Lions until the end of the season and will start for his new province’s Vodacom Cup side this weekend. [...]
First outing against familiar faces
Former Sharks stalwart Deon “Speenvark” Carstens will represent his new side, Western Province, for the first time this weekend as he’s been named at tight head prop for the Vodacom Cup side. In a somewhat ironic twist, Carstens’ blue-and-white debut will be against the team he represented with such success for so many years, the Sharks. [...]
Possible return for Deysel, Hoffmann
There’s good news coming out of Durban this afternoon, with Sharks team doctor Ewoudt van der Linde confirming that both Jean Deysel and Conrad Hoffmann could be in line for game time with the Sharks XV as early as this weekend. [...]
