A source close to the Sharks tour group has revealed the shocking news that Thomas du Toit is set to feature at hooker against the Hurricanes this coming Friday. […]
Posts written by: Rob Otto (robdylan)
April Fools – Du Toit to start at hooker against Hurricanes
1 Apr 18 09:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
Du Preez kicks them all as Sharks go big in Auckland
31 Mar 18 10:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
Robert du Preez has scored an incredible 38 points on his own, including an amazing 13 kicks at goal from as many attempts, to steer the Sharks to a morale-boosting 63-40 win over the Blues in Auckland. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Blues v Sharks
31 Mar 18 08:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 127 Comments
The fact that the Blues have beaten the Sharks only once in recent history – that being in 2016, the alst time the sides played – will be scant consolation as Robert du Preez’s embattled side limps into Auckland this week on the back of a big hiding in Melbourne. […]
Sharks keep it steady
29 Mar 18 10:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 62 Comments
The Sharks team named to face the Blues in Auckland this weekend features just three changes to the side that took a proper old hammering in Melbourne the week before. […]
Van der Walt in tour SOS
26 Mar 18 08:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 95 Comments
The Sharks took a 46-14 hammering at the hands of the Rebels on Friday morning – a first-ever loss to the men from Melbourne in Super Rugby. In a season where the performances seem to be getting worse, rather than better, the result is quite frankly an embarrassment and an insult to hard-suffering fans such as myself and all of you. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Rebels v Sharks
23 Mar 18 07:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 263 Comments
Ok, isn’t it odd that suddenly the Rebels are the team to beat in this competition? […]
Gloucester announce Marais signing
21 Mar 18 14:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Sharks hooker Franco Marais has apparently signed a contract with English side Gloucester, currently coached by former Lions mentor Johan Ackermann. […]
Beast back, Andre sits out
21 Mar 18 09:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
The Sharks team to face the Rebels on Friday has been named and features 6 changes to the starting XV after last week’s loss in Canberra. […]
You can’t win without a pack
19 Mar 18 13:20 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 79 Comments
What was the old adage? The forwards decide who wins the game, the backs by how much? An oversimplification, perhaps, but until the Sharks forwards find their mojo this season, there’s going to be precious little for fans to celebrate in terms of wins. […]
Sharks shocking in Canberra
17 Mar 18 12:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 85 Comments
The Sharks have failed to capitalise against a Brumbies side twice reduced to 14 men. The home side bossed the set piece, tackle point and penalty count to record a 24-17 victory. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Brumbies v Sharks
17 Mar 18 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 204 Comments
Last year it took an injury-time try from awesome Lukhayno Am to seal victory for the Sharks over the Brumbies in Canberra. […]
Sharks named for Brumbies clash
15 Mar 18 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 53 Comments
The Sharks have named their side to face the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday morning. […]
Second-string standouts
12 Mar 18 13:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 84 Comments
Saturday’s Sharks performance against the Sunwolves will certainly have given Robert du Preez food for thought ahead of the first tour game this weekend. While the coach will have felt that he’d fielded his strongest outfit against the Waratahs the week before, a lacklustre performance from some of those first-choice players must certainly have opened the selection argument up ahead of the Brumbies game. […]
Jean-Luc named in Sharks tour group
10 Mar 18 19:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Robert du Preez has named a 27-man tour group for his Sharks team’s four-match tour to the Antipodes, comprising 15 forwards and 12 backs. The coach’s son, Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc, has been passed fit to take his place in the group after an ankle injury sustained in October last year. […]
50 up for Sharks
10 Mar 18 17:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Robert du Preez’s Sharks pulled off an impressive 50-22 win over the Sunwolves in Super Rugby this afternoon. […]