Running the rule over the Sharks XV side named to play SWD at Kings Park this evening, it’s astonishing to note that 19 out of the match 22 have come through the Sharks age group structures and the Academy. [...]
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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. [...]
KZN School Rugby results
This weekend saw a jam packed school rugby calendar, with our man Poisy again in and amongst the results for us. [...]
School Rugby results
School Boy rugby seems to be in full swing, with a host of results coming through from our resident school boy scout, Poisy. [...]
Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival fixtures
The Annual Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival will be taking place on the weekend starting 5 April, ending on the Monday, 9 April. This is one of the biggest School Rugby festivals, and just by looking at the teams participating, should make for some real good rugby. [...]
School Rugby results
5 Mar 12 09:32 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Reader Submissions, School Rugby | 4 Comments
It is still early days in the School Rugby calender, but a few schools have started playing games, and we have a few results thanks to the sniffing nose of Poisy, our local School Rugby expert. [...]
Meyer joins the Lions
Former Sharks age-group scrumhalf Tian Meyer has been called up as cover to the Lions Super Rugby squad, after injury looks to have ruled out two of their off-season acquisitions. [...]
Representing the Black and White
Westville Old Boys are making themselves known in the Sharks world with eight old boys wearing black and white. This is a considerable amount considering the school is only 50 years old and has only come up as a truely competitive Rugby in last 10 years or so. [...]
Brotherly love the way of the Sharks
The Sharks have always been proud of their reputation as a team that has a great sense of “family”, with strong bonds between players forming over a number of years spent together at the Tank. These days, though, more and more of the players coming through the ranks into the senior team have far more authentic family connections. [...]
SA Schools selection for Fisher, Tom
Despite the disappointment of suffering a heavy loss against the Blue Bulls at Craven Week, there was a measure of cheer for the KZN U18 team yesterday as two of their backline stars were rewarded with selection to the South African Schools side. The team, predictably, has a very Grey Kollege and Waterkloof look to it, with the strongest schools in the Free State and Blue Bulls region respectively well represented as always. [...]
Baby Sharks keep it in the family
The KwzZulu Natal under 18 team recorded a fine, albeit unexpected, 23-21 victory over their fancied Western Province opponents on the second day of the 2011 Craven Week tournament in Kimberley yesterday, with a number of the players involved having strong family links to the Sharks.
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Happy birthday Dale Chadwick
Sharks prop Dale Chadwick celebrates his 22nd birthday today and we’d like to wish him all the best for the day – but also for the year ahead, in which he has a unique opportunity. [...]
KZN School Rugby results
20 Jun 11 11:14 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Reader Submissions, School Rugby | 16 Comments
It was another busy weekend on the School Rugby front, with the big derby being Glenwood vs Westville, an intense game as always. The Green Machine walked away winners by 28 – 16. Other results over the weekend: [...]
Glenwood v Westville: preview
Glenwood High School and Westville Boys High School will battle it out in the last big match of the Kwazulu-Natal school’s second term*. The match should provide a fitting ending to what has been a very good and at times unpredictable local schoolboy rugby season. [...]
KZN School Rugby results
The weekend produced a number of great School Boy Rugby matched, the biggest of the lot being the Glenwood vs Maritzburg College game. The Green Machine overcame a strong College showing by sneaking a one point win over their rivals from the sleepy hollow. [...]
