While the Sharks squad for Super Rugby has started to settle down pretty much as expected, with the young players brought in to “fill gaps” in November and December sent back down to the Grey Squad to prepare for Vodacom Cup action, one under 20 star appears to still be very much in the picture. [...]
Posts tagged with: Willem Alberts
Big step up for Dan?
21 Jan 15 10:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
A hard week for the Sharks
9 Jan 15 14:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
“We trained hard this morning – a long session,” admits an upbeat Sean Everitt at the end of a tough week’s training. “We’ve just had a team lunch and the guys are off for the weekend.”
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Positive news on the injury front
7 Jan 15 10:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
The first set of pictures of Sharks training for 2015 have gone up on the Gallo Images web site. [...]
Bothma signing adds huge value to Sharks
12 Nov 14 12:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
In adding another ball-carrying loose forward in Renaldo Bothma, the Sharks appear to have solved the vast majority of their forward concerns ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season. [...]
Sharks contract a dozen young guns for 2015
29 Oct 14 10:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 79 Comments
The Sharks have awarded under 19 contracts for next year to 12 promising schoolboys from around the country, three of whom played for SA Schools in 2014. [...]
Alberts lay-off extended once more
22 Sep 14 14:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Willem Alberts, who was withdrawn on the eve of the Bok tour to Argentina due to a nerve problem in his back, has had to undergo an operation and will thus play no part in the team’s 2014 Rugby Championship campaign. [...]
And there goes Alberts….. again!
29 Aug 14 09:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
In news unlikely to surprise many, big Willem Alberts has again been ruled out of action and has thus not departed for Perth with the rest of the Springbok Rugby Championship tour squad. [...]
Three changes in Bok pit-stop
25 Aug 14 19:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
The Springboks, having just arrived back from a somewhat successful tour to Argentina, leave again on Saturday for Perth, where they will play their next Castle Rugby Championship test against Australia next weekend. [...]
A different way to play
22 Aug 14 11:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
There’s been a fair bit of talk coming from the Sharks in recent weeks about the need to adjust their game due to the lack of ball carrying forwards, but this weekend’s selection of Francois Kleinhans at blindside flank means that they will need to “walk the walk” for the first time this campaign. [...]
Whiteley gets his Bok chance
18 Aug 14 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
With Willem Alberts’s hamstring injury preventing him from boarding the plane to Argentina with the rest of his springbok teammates last night, it’s Golden Lions captain Warren Whiteley who will tour in his place. [...]
The Castle Rugby Championship: South Africa (13) v Argentina (6) F/T
16 Aug 14 15:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
In a late blow, the Boks have lost the services of Willem Alberts to a hamstring injury. [...]
Walking wounded
15 Jul 14 09:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has a few injury concerns to mull over ahead of Saturday’s Super Rugby knock-out clash against the Highlanders at Kings Park. [...]
Sharks player ratings v Stormers
14 Jul 14 09:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
Let’s have a look at how the individuals did in a great team chowing against the Stormers! [...]
The question of rotation
9 Jul 14 13:19 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 47 Comments
Why aren’t modern rugby coaches willing to implement rotation? Or at least, why won’t Jake White? [...]
Head to head: The Sharks v Cheetahs
4 Jul 14 12:02 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 10 Comments
The second-placed Cell C Sharks will travel to Bloemfontein this weekend for their Round 18 encounter against the bottom of the log Toyota Cheetahs, at the Free State Stadium on Saturday. [...]
