Good news today – at least from the point of view of Springbok continuity – is that the South African Rugby Union has managed to tie 10 key Springboks down with long-term contracts that will see them unable to leave the South African game until the end of 2015. [...]
Posts tagged with: Willem Alberts
Five Sharks in Bok contract group
12 Nov 13 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 124 Comments
We are the Champions
27 Oct 13 02:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 35 Comments
The Sharks dominated a pulsating Currie Cup Final at Newlands yesterday pretty much form start to finish, to run out deserved 33-19 winners over a Western Province team that stumbled at the last hurdle after an otherwise impeccable season. [...]
Sharks at full stength for Final
24 Oct 13 13:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 43 Comments
The Sharks team to face Western Province in the Currie Cup final this weekend see only two changes from the team that took down the Cheetahs last weekend.. [...]
Coincidence? I think not!
22 Oct 13 15:03 by Andrew Woodgate (woody) | 33 Comments
It is time that the Sharks move away from completely relying on a player like Jean Deysel or Willem Alberts to dominate the advantage line because against a good defence like Province’s they cannot regularly get the required go forward to get enough momentum to attack off of. [...]
Sharks “excited” by Final challenge
22 Oct 13 14:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
“There’s obviously a huge amount of excitement in the squad this week,” says Sharks backline coach Sean Everitt, “but we’re trying to keep our planning and our schedule the same as we have done for any other match this campaign.” [...]
Good news for Sharks as key trio cleared
21 Oct 13 16:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
The Sharks have confirmed that Beast Mtawarira, Willem Alberts and Kyle Cooper have all been passed fir to play in Saturday’s Currie Cup Final. [...]
Sharks injury wish
21 Oct 13 11:23 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 37 Comments
The Sharks have quite a few players who have to prove their fitness ahead of the Currie Cup final this weekend, and a player awaiting a citing commissioner’s final outcome. So I got thinking… [...]
Sharks get Frans – lose Jannie
15 Oct 13 14:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
Sharksworld has confirmed with coach Brad Macleod-Henderson that Frans Steyn will start at inside centre against the Cheetahs this weekend, with Pat Lambie on his inside. [...]
Congrats Vic!
17 Sep 13 10:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
We’d like to congratulate Willem and Nicolene Alberts on the birth of their daughter this morning. [...]
Adding insult to insult
16 Sep 13 10:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
I must say, I got pretty hot and bothered yesterday in learning that Bismarck du Plessis will need to attend a SANZAR disciplinary hearing this week, after his travesty of a sending off against the All Black this weekend. [...]
Boks home vs Boks away
5 Sep 13 08:45 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
Yesterday we had a break from reality and delved into selecting a dream team of coaches for the Springboks, however unlikely those selection may be. Today, we look at something that may seem unrealistic at first, but could well be one of the most entertaining matches thought out. [...]
Expected changes to Bok team
4 Sep 13 08:25 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 52 Comments
Coach Heyneke Meyer has made the changes he spoke about earlier in the week, shuffling the back three around and making two changes to the tight five. [...]
Changes we shall see
3 Sep 13 10:43 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 16 Comments
Yesterday we looked at potential changes to the Springbok team to face the Wallabies this weekend, and it seems we are in for a few changes, whether we like it or not. [...]
Rotation required?
2 Sep 13 09:08 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 11 Comments
The Springboks gather today to continue preparations for their match against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. While the Boks did manage two wins from two matches and are sitting at the top of the Championship table, do we anticipate any changes to the squad? [...]
Sharks player ratings v Kings
15 Jul 13 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
The Sharks dispatched a weak Kings side to the tune of 58-13 over the weekend. While the first half performance lacked any sort of real rhythm, the second was much better and resulted in some glorious free-running tries from the Sharks. All-in-all, the team performance probably warrants somewhere between 7 and 8 out of 10, given that the opposition were pretty poor. Let’s rate the individuals. [...]
