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This week we have seen team announcements and friendlies being discussed, but there has been the distinct lack of anything from the Sharks squad, who will only play two official warm up matches, and an internal trial match. [...]
Posts tagged with: Willem Alberts
Sharks gearing up for action
Sharks looking good
The first pictures of the Sharks back in training for the year have cropped up and one or two interesting things can be gleaned from them. [...]
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. [...]
Speaking of captaincy…
While we’re pretty quick to point fingers at the Bulls for appointing what many consider to be the wrong captain for their upcoming Super Rugby campaign, it occurs to me that our own beloved Sharks are also in something of an unclear position when it comes to leadership in 2012. [...]
Dead-eye Elton nails Sharks in one-sided final
Young flyhalf Elton Jantjies came within a whisker of breaking Derick Hougaard’s record for most points in a Currie Cup Final yesterday, as he scored 24 in a perfect kicking display that consigned the Sharks to the also-ran scrapheap in this year’s competition. Josh Strauss’s Lions team broke a 12-year trophy-less streak in winning their first title since 1999. [...]
Ton up for Botes
Jacques Botes, named on the bench for the Sharks this weekend, will win his 100th Currie Cup cap for the Durban team should he take the field at any stage during Saturday’s semi-final against the Cheetahs. [...]
Confidence… Justified
Could we move on from the – where who should play and where who will “maybe” play and look at what we have and will be up against in Saturday’s semi-final. It seems after the inhalation of the log topping Lions in the final pool game, [...]
Sharks named for semi
Sharks coach John Plumtree has included all of his available Springboks for this weekend’s semi-final clash against the Cheetahs. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Lions
The Sharks were, quite literally, on fire against the Lions this weekend, doing all that was needed and more to secure a crucial home semi-final. Let’s rare the individuals involved. [...]
Sharks make Lions weep
The Sharks dominated the table topping Lions in Durban on Saturday night, coming away 53 – 9 victors and in the process securing that all important home semi final against the Cheetahs. Man of the Match Freddie Michalak scored 23 points on the night and it is now clear that if this man is in form, the Sharks can achieve anything! [...]
Sharks set for Bok injection
With the Sharks needing to record a convincing win against the Lions this weekend in order to ensure a second-place finish in the Currie Cup (along with the associated revenue from a home semi-final), John Plumtree looks set to use all the resources at his disposal to ensure a favourable result. [...]
The root of all evil
The Sharks loss this weekend has left the supporters scratching their heads, for more than just one reason. The Sharks are yet to hit full tilt during this Currie Cup so far and are looking far off the team we saw glimpses of during the Super Rugby season, and even further off the Currie Cup winning team we saw in action this time last year. [...]
Anxious wait for Deysel
Spare a thought for Jean Deysel this weekend, as the Sharks flanker faces a nervous wait to find out whether he has done enough over the last month to earn selection to the Springbok World Cup squad. [...]
Sharks to get Bok boost?
With the news that a slew of Boks not in the match 22 for this week’s test against the All Blacks have been released, we wait with baited breath to see whether the Sharks will also benefit – and whether John Plumtree will rush any returnees straight into action this weekend. [...]
Bismarck, Alberts in line for Bok starts
According to early reports coming out of the Springbok camp this week, John Smit looks set to be rested for Saturday’s test against the All Blacks in Port Elizabeth, regardless of his state of fitness or health. The Bok captain is somewhat doubtful for the weekend, having sat out yesterday’s training session with flu, but the indications are that Victor Matfield will lead the side out this weekend whatever the case. [...]
