After a three-week break, the table-topping Sharks XV finally know who their quarter-final opponents will be.
That’s right, fans – the Limp Lions (otherwise known as the Young Lions) bring their circus to Durban on Friday to take on the mighty Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup quarter-final. The Young Lions looked dead and buried earlier in the season, but managed to squeak fourth place courtesy of a win over the hapless Valke. They have drawn the ultimate short straw in facing an in-form Sharks XV hell-bent on winning some silverware.
We’ve arranged to convey your messages of support to the Sharks XV players and coaching staff, so leave you good wishes as comments on this thread and Sharksworld will see that they end up where they’ll do the most good.
Needless to say, only positive comments will be passed on to the players.
Let’s go, Sharks XV! Make us proud.
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Good lucks lads – you have done superbly well all season and brought real pride to the VC for us Natal fans – this is your season to take the silver home!
Good stuff… keep building the depth…
Limp Lions? That’s the kind of talk that let’s us end up losing games. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) :
Exactly.
Why can’t Rob be as humble as the rest of us Sharks supporters??? 🙄
@wpw (Comment 5) :
Or at a minimum as quiet as a WP supporter. Or should that be as scarce as a Cheetah supporter?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) :
How come you have nothing to say about your 2nd favourite team, the Bulls??
@wpw (Comment 7) :
Now why would I want Rob to be arrogant? 😛
The young Lions have got a few big names in the side, guys with S14 experience, but they lost their first 4 matches and then won the last 2. Hopefully they have turned the corner at the right time!
No one can touch the Sharks!!! Go boys!
Entry to the game is free!!!!! so if you live in Durbs you have no excuses to not attend!
@Rahul (Comment 11) :
IT IS?!?!?!?!?!
Once again the KZNRU show the way to do things. 😎
@Rahul (Comment 11) :
Sharksworld will be running a competition tomorrow giving away 100 free tickets. 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 13) : 😆 😆 😆 You could only get 100?
@Rahul (Comment 14) :
Yeah we are a bunch of tight arses. 😉
This was our line-up against the Valke, team should be more or less the same:
Earl Lewis; Michael Kilian, Walter Venter, Barry Goodes, Bernardo Botha; Jody Rose, Straatkat van Zyl; Warren Perkins, Derrick Minnie, Johan van Deventer, Gareth Hemingway, Rob Andrew, Wayne Swart, Ethienne Reynecke ©, KP du Plessis.
Reserves: Derek Harwood, Jacques George, David Bullbring, Shane Kirkwood, Allister Siegelaar, Justin St. Jerry, Dusty Noble
@KSA Shark © (Comment 15) : And the winners are……
wpw
walter van transvaal
bryce in oz
KSA Shark
Rahulplett
Heres hoping you guys can go all the way, heres also hoping that they televise the game.
Ps dont listen to Rob and believe that you only have to pitch up to get the win, you will have to PLAY as well.
@Salmonoid (Comment 18) :
Well you have your first wish granted.
09:00 – 11:40 MNET/SS1 Rugby Super 14: Week 11 – Highlanders v Stormers
12:50 – 15:15 MNET/SS1 Rugby Super 14: Week 11 – Western Force v Lions
16:55 – 19:00 CSN/SS1 Vodacom Cup: QF – Sharks XV v Golden Lions
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) :
And I’ll be missing it. 🙁 Am reffing a match in Bahrain.
GO SHAAAAAAARKS – do the replay of CC semis
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) : cool
I love Friday night rugby
@KSA Shark © (Comment 20) : who plays who ❓
jeez it looks like I am hogging the thread
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) :
Cool, I wonder if they would consider moving the kick off to 19.15.
@rekinek (Comment 22) :
Me too.
@rekinek (Comment 22) : me and KSA watched Henry H playing his first Sharks game on a Friday night…. standing on a mound of dirt that used to be the stands… thinking how long is that skinny bugger going to last! Boy were we wrong!
@Salmonoid (Comment 25) : you right about the kick off 😕 not sure i will get out so early.
@Rahul (Comment 26) : 😛
wasn’t that like many moons ago.
@Rahul (Comment 26) :
I knew Henry Honiballs name from the newspapers when he was still at school but from a cricket background. He was at Escort High and played first cricket, he was obviously very good because for the whole summer Mr Honiball performed for his school.
Absolutely one of my all time favourites.
anyone want to post any actual messages of support for the team?
@robdylan (Comment 29) :
Nah we know they can do it, I mean they haven’t lost a game all season. 😎 😉
@rekinek (Comment 23) :
Bahrain v Kuwait – Arabian Gulf Premier League
@KSA Shark © (Comment 30) :
Then tomorrow is a good day for the 1st loss!
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 32) :
Hehehehhe At home like their “big brothers” 😉
@Rahul (Comment 26) : I came back from holiday to watch “King” Henry play his final game for the Sharks, might have been against the Pumas.
Bloody pulled out of the game at the last minute so didn’t get to see his swansong for the sharks, but what a player.
@Baldrick (Comment 34) : What a legend!
Hey Rob, get the Sharks XV to read the whole thread, Inspirational!
I was hoping to have some messages off support to send to them. Seems it’s too much effort for most
@robdylan (Comment 36) : Where is your message for them?
@Rahul (Comment 37) : ok – fair enough. Was planning to include mine in the blurb…
@robdylan (Comment 38) : Not a dig, Thinking it would get the ball rolling… so to speak 😕
To Sean, Andries and the boys:
White and black or black and white – it doesn’t matter which way round the colours go! The Sharks XV are our team and you have all made us incredibly proud with the superb results and great brand of rugby you have played thus far in the Vodacom Cup. Your team spirit and common purpose unite you and set you apart from other teams in this competition and you are crucial to carrying forward the winning culture and momentum that started with the Sharks Currie Cup win in 2008.
Remember to play for each other and the jersey and the talent and character of this team will see you all the way.
Now go get those Lions!
Rob
@robdylan (Comment 36) : see 21 +
GUYS You can do it ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗
We count on you 😛
I hope that S14 team is on the stands supporting .
Rob, will there be a thread on Sharks XV?
It looks like I still will be at work 😕
@rekinek (Comment 43) :
Where do you live, Bloemfontein?
@robdylan (Comment 36) :
And I thought thats what I did [email protected]Salmonoid (Comment 18) : What, not good enough!!!! 😈
@Salmonoid (Comment 44) : 😯
see lions – force thread
@Salmonoid (Comment 45) : yeah, but 3 or 4 wasn’t really enough to send through
@robdylan (Comment 47) : pity 😥
@rekinek (Comment 48) : I sent them all a message anyway 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 49) : 😛 😛
@rekinek (Comment 46) :
Aha, and I thought I would have ahard time finding it. Seems you are a travelling supporter, I picked up that you were at the Bloem game. Good for you.
Have to run to try and catch some of the Sharks game. Really a ridiculous time for a Friday game. GRRRRRRRRR.
Go SHARKSSS.
@Salmonoid (Comment 51) : trying my best 😆
it was my one and only time in Bloem – nice place but sooooooooo quiet.