Sharksworld has heard rumours that the Sharks have signed Jano Vermaak and Doppies la Grange.
It is not yet known if the signings will be for the Currie Cup or next year’s Super 15. This story has been confirmed by some credible sources, so it seems to be very much on the cards, however nothing has been confirmed yet.
If these deals do happen it would add to the backline resources of the Sharks, beefing up the troublesome inside centre position and providing more depth at scrumhalf which will be especially useful when Ruan Pienaar leaves for Ireland.
More on this as it develops . . .
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Good signings if it’s true….I just hope these players are allowed to look around and not under contracts…I really hope this is legit and above board.
If true, these are great signings. The best Lions players exodus continues…
@Pokkel (Comment 1) : as far as I know it is, heard it from a few credible sources
I know a lot of guys on this site don’t rate Doppies but I think he performed well in a struggling Lions team….he should just get his defence up to Sharks standards soon. Jano is a great scrumhalf and could really do well behind a dominant pack.
bwahahahahahaha 😆
The okes on WTR are gonna be seriously pissed off!!!
Vermaak is a VERY decent player. Doppies on the other hand is crappola!! 😈
@war1 (Comment 3) : How old is Doppies?? It feel like he’s been around forever 🙄
@Pokkel (Comment 4) : Agree. Doppies will have to convince me. Not the calibre of JDV, WO though. Jano and Kockett will have battle royale for the 9. jersey.
Still need a world class flyhalf to complete the picture…
if these signings come off, as well as the mapoe one and if steve meyer keeps his head fit, we have a more than competitive squad for the currie cup
@wpw (Comment 5) : Doppies is 100 times more likely to make a line break than Swannie but also 100 times more likely to miss a tackle… 😯
So if rumours are to believed lets see….
9. Kockott/ Vermaak/ McCleod
10. Meyer/ Pretorius/ S.Ebersohn
11. Mapoe/ Mvovo
12. Swannie/ Doppies
13. Jacobs/ R.Ebersohn
14. JPP
15. Lambie/ Terblanche
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 10) : i thought the ebersohns were for next year only?
Doppies is 28
@Pokkel (Comment 9) :
I agree he is not that bad and is definitely a better option than Swannie.
He gets over the advantage line well but his passing is a major weakness.
You guys should have signed Walter Venter instead!! At least his distribution is good and he is only 25/6 now!!
@war1 (Comment 11) : Yip, sorry I am thinking S15 here not CC..
@wpw (Comment 13) : Jano is only 24. Could be great signing.
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 14) : well, if you’re thinking s15 can we add meyer bosman’s name to that list as a possible, or has that deal been ruled out already?
W-H-A-T !!! 😯 😯 😯
Well if its true then its two good signings.
Doppies is from Port Natal and that would be great to have another local boy back in kzn 🙂
@war1 (Comment 16) : Oh yes.. Forgot about Meyer Bosman. Now he would be a good purchase I reckon.
Update….
So if rumours are to believed lets see…
9. Kockott/ Vermaak/ McCleod
10. Meyer/ [email protected]/ S.Ebersohn*
11. Mapoe/ Mvovo
12. Swannie/ Doppies/ Meyer Bosman*
13. Jacobs/ R.Ebersohn*
14. JPP
15. Lambie/ Ludick/ [email protected]
@ = Currie Cup only
* = S15 2011
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 19) : i think so too, but then we may have too many inside centres, imagine that 😮
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 20) : Ludik at FB as well, plus whoever else comes out of this year’s Currie cup
@war1 (Comment 21) :
Bosman can play flyhalf as well. 😎
@wpw (Comment 23) : yeah, well if all goes well, we have depth
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 20) : Also need to add Ndungane in there… Zuks…Ross Cronje… Depth is getting there but not many world beaters in there!
One could surmise that the Sharks recent performance ills migth be related to the fact that they buy Lions players 😈
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 26) : and Cheetah’s players 😈
@Pokkel (Comment 27) : Yea def the top two teams in SA 😈
Bit of overkill having Kockett and Vermaak in the same team isn’t it? Not fair on Kockett… he’s just got rid of Pienaar and now he’s going to have to share the limelight with Vermaak. And also means McCleods going to get minimal game time?
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 25) : Yip… a team full of “Mr Averages”
@CS (Comment 29) : that is a good point
@CS (Comment 29) : agreed. plus there is young Cronje hanging around. If there is one position where there is no worries it is scrumhalf.
Would love to see Charl getting more game time.
Vermaak not that amazing – good and all – but definately not a replacement for Pienaar.
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 7) : don’t we have ex Lions aka Pretorius on his way 😕
Looks like Lions beat Cheetahs as Sharks favourite hunting ground. Though the FS choices seem to be better so far. 😕
Vermaak, yes. Doppies…
Rather buy one true star.
@Big Fish (Comment 34) : maybe it was buy one and get one free… like a package.
@Farlington (Comment 35) : or like with Mostert, Ludick & Alberts – 1 for the price of 3. 🙄 🙄
@rekinek (Comment 36) : so who will the third player be? Maybe Mr. Rose? 😆
@Farlington (Comment 37) : or maybe this is a smaller package – snoiL are running out of players who anybody would like to purchase. 😆
end of season clearance sale
@Farlington (Comment 37) : rose is rumoured to be going to the cheetahs
Oh hell no! What the ruck are they thinking? Lets grab up all the decent or the next best thing from the Lions and Cheetahs and ensure we dont finish last for the next couple of years. 😈
Not bothered by anyone of those. Doppies can run and be an xtra loosie (does make a lot of turnovers). Jano is good, but we have enough 9s, so the signing makes little sense. But hey, so does Stroll!
I really feel sorry for the youngsters, if rumours are to believed then I dont see a good future for any of them at the Sharks. 🙁
@JarsonX (Comment 43) : they will all go to Lions, who will have plenty of space once the clearance of the average players (they already cleared good ones 😈 ) is over . 😥
jano vermaak i sort of understand but even though rory kocketts an idiot he and ross cronje should be backed .Doppies is a straight f up all these stupid decisions are going to kill the sharks for the next ten years ,u kno if they stopped paying a hundred player wages mayb the ticket prices would come down
@zvision10 (Comment 45) : Tickets will be free in 10 years time. How else will they get fans and people at the games 😈 ❗ BOYCOTT ❗
@JarsonX (Comment 46) : it will be like at Coke Tin – the supporters of other teams will be buying tickets 😈
@rekinek (Comment 47) : Egsackatalie
@rekinek (Comment 47) : You’re in the top 10 jaywalkers 😉 Well done on beating me with everything 😈
Boy o boy but there’s quite a few muppets posting on this site of late!!
Was it Capeshark who made a similar comment on another thread?? 🙄
@wpw (Comment 50) :
Muppets on this site ! 😯
something very wrong in Lions World….thats for sure.
@ grant10
Ya think?? 😆
@wpw (Comment 50) : Take a deep breath…. now unclench 😉
Any more news about Henson joining the Sharks, he would be better than Doppies.
@lostfish (Comment 55) : will let you know in jan 😆 thats prolly when confirmations will be released by the union 😆 😆
i’ve got nothing against signing anybody, but at least sign them for good
and if they don’t want to well thats just bad luck 👿
Then me would go with local natal guys that are there to stay 🙄
We want and need to get a team that is stabble and will give anything to play for our team
its all this buying and signing and at the old end they go away we want guys that are solid in the game
But its 2 good players that are solid but are they going to stay 😕 ❓ ❗
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 2) : yes they are but is snoils going to let them go gee if i was a coach and they are so good me would do anything to keep them anything 😕 😉
@war1 (Comment 8) : how long do we have to wait for Mapoe 😕 ❓ 🙂
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 57) : This is the professional era.
@war1 (Comment 11) : was it not for the CC also if i’m correct i read it swhere they are there for the CC 😕 sorry if i’m wrong 😳
@lostfish (Comment 60) : yes it is 😛 but why do we always have to sign them for a sesson or 2 we have to build and to look at it this way you don’t use bricks that are only going to last for a month or to 😕
i understand why but 😕
@rekinek (Comment 33) : we don’t need Pretoruis at all he is a popall 👿
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 62) : Most player contracts are only for 2 years. When that contract is coming to an end if the player is any good then that player will receive offers. If the offers are better then what the player is offered to stay where he is the player is more often than not going to follow the bigger paycheck.
It is a fact of life and it happens in all business sectors.
@lostfish (Comment 64) : true 😳 gee where is the time when the players didn’t get any money to play just played for their province now days its just money money 👿 but i suppose its the way of life and we just have to accept it 😉
😉 eee
(no wonder my daughter wants a rugby team she building on a SHARKS team) and a pure local team)
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 59) : hopefully soon, i read he is “almost certain” to win his battle with the cheetahs, also it seems the jano and doppies thing is very much on.
Anyone want to update for the U20 runner up game?
@molly (Comment 67) : I am scared to watch, the last one was painful.
@lostfish (Comment 68) : Me too, was hoping to get score updates without having to see the massacre. At least Branco’s not starting…
SA 12 – 14 ENG
@Charlie (Comment 70) : Thanks Charlie, how are we looking? Getting killed up front?
Great try by Sithole but Lambie could not convert, to ad Lambie create that try 😈
Well have just tune to the rugby, looks much better upfront so far, much more interplay between forwards and backs…
Try Eng…
SA 12 – 19 ENG
glad to see the Baby Bok scrum is being pushed off the ball by England as well 🙁
Nearly halftime…
Bokkies gets murdered in the scrum 🙁
Now Boks murder Eng in scrum 😈
Halftime, SA 12 – 19 ENG
Try Lambie ! This time created by Sithole 😉
SBURAAAA!!!!
PATTO!!!!!
The Sharks are coming!
BOKS 17 – 19 ENG
Jinne but Schreuder is kak….
but Sbu is having a blinder… how was that tackle?
Sbu needs to play Currie Cup this year…
Try Sithole !
Yebo! Go SBU!!!
Converted from the touchline by Lambie SA 24 – 19 ENG
come on boys… hold on
PK to Poms, SA 24 – ENG 22
ooooh – 24-22
Jacobs is so much better at scrumhalf than Schreuder… but Jantjes is pretty ordinary
PK by Lambie, SA 27 – 22 ENG
Great counter ruck by Bokkies !
Lambie what a star !
Nail biting moments !
The Bokkies won 27 – 22 !!!
Pat Lambie, you’re a king !!!
Goodnight I am out 😉
Baby Boks win… good performance and GREAT defence for once
I dont know why they would get Vermaak and Doppies! Doppies makes more sense than Vermaak. The Sharks have Kockett, Mcleod, Cronje why on earth would you want more than that? No wonder local talent isnt coming through! They keep buying players that make no sense in buying! Rudolf is a monkey! He doesnt know what he is doing! Any person that organises Kampstaal draad and mess players around is a tool why would the Sharks expect him to be any better investing their money? He is a Joke! I think that both those players are decent but they make no sense in buying! Doppies is old and Vermaak is going to be 1 of 4 really decent scrummies! Buy a Flyhalf and centres and maybe a hooker thats it we dont need anything else!
sbu scored two tries in the 3rd place playoff whoa!! 😆 with his limited time on the park my boy keeps racking up those tries!!!! Watch this space 😀
@Megatron (Comment 102) : Well done to him…send him a big Sharksworld congrats….does his mean you will be supporting the Sharks soon??? 😉
Everybody here seem pretty happy about the signings. Do not get me wrong, I rate Jano as a player very much. But we are going to sit with two Rory’s in the team if this is indeed true. Then I would like to see all the comments on this site…… Doppies, also rate him, but would’ve preffered a more of a distributor than a basher. 😐
Doppies is a big mistake, Walter Venter would have been a much better proposition.
@Ozbok789 (Comment 101) :
Doppies is only 28 years old. 🙄
@SharksRTB (Comment 104) :
There is nothing wrong with having depth.
What if Rory got injured?? Are you sure McLeod is the answer or would you rather have someone with experience of S14 rugby and a VERY decent player.
I think Vermaak will be first choice in no time!!
Can you believe I’m 264/64630 in World Cup Superbru?? And I know stuff all about roundball!! Just shows what a stupid game it actually is.. 😆
@Pokkel (Comment 108) :
Just proves how lucky Hertford Highlander was to win LMS at his first attempt.
We all know he is rubbish at making predictions!! 😈 😆
@wpw (Comment 109) : 😀
@Tiger (Comment 105) : Doppies can always help out @ scrummy, seeing that Ruan Woods is always confused…9 or 10, 9 or 10… 🙄
very true ,the sharks hav to much money there like five year olds buying anything shiny ,would do them some good to work on a budget
doesn,t matter how old doppies is his crap why do we hav two bash up centers ie rian swanpoel don,t agree with playing swannie but if they brought him in they should give him chance now ,need to talk to the premier of kzn brian vz and rudolf must b thrown out of the provinces f there ryts they gave those up when they thought of bringing doppies to durban
@Pokkel (Comment 108) : maybe but in the Bafunny Bafunny you are 1st gee give me some pointers and my it looks like the French are going to loose this won and Bafan needs another 2/3 goals to go through the next round 😉
now we just need to get Derek Hougaard as flyhalf,why do they always search for has beens we know what hougaard did for the bulls.
What’s up with all the no-star/one-star moan gatte on this site lately?
Have Megastront cloned himself or has he registered a different user for every different pc he works on?
😆 @ FTL
‘moangatte’
I agree with you btw…
@wpw (Comment 107) : 😕
@Megatron (Comment 102) : geez, but he did well. Superb performance. That kid must play Currie Cup this year
it seems the cheetahs are resigned to losing meyer bosman, so he will probably be coming to durbs, unless he will go overseas . . .
Is management at the bottle again?
Jano would be an excellent buy – but have to feel for McLeod…
Doppies, really? With WP having JdV, Fourie and De Jongh, we should have put in an offer for De Jongh…
@Mole (Comment 121) :
Has it ever occured to you that maybe just maybe De Jongh is contracted to WP and is unable to leave to another SA franchise?? 🙄
Or maybe he wants to stay and is not interested in a move away from WP. 😎
@wpw (Comment 122) : and contracts matter any more?
point 2 is the more likely
@Greg (Comment 123) :
hehehe
There’s a big difference between a ‘Lions contract’ and a legal legitimate contract!! 😈 😉 😆
@wpw (Comment 124) : In the words of Shakespeare:
ay, there’s the rub ❗