Keegan Rhys Daniel, born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s finest rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy’s High School. […]
Posts written by: Scott Bevan (The Hobbit)
Get to know your team – Keegan Daniel
13 Sep 13 11:33 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 9 Comments
Get to know your team – Butch James
6 Sep 13 11:47 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 18 Comments
Andrew David James was born on the 8th January 1979 in Johannesburg but has been known as ‘Butch’ ever since his grandmother gave him the nickname when he was still an infant. […]
Get to know your team – Craig Burden
30 Aug 13 11:07 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 11 Comments
Arguably one of the Sharks most loyal and hardworking players, Craig seems to be growing from strength to strength in every game he plays and is being rewarded with a starting 15 place after his fantastic game last week against the Cheetahs. […]
Get to know your team – Lwazi Mvovo
23 Aug 13 09:59 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 9 Comments
Born in uMthata on the 3rd June 1986, Lwazi attended Maria Louw High School in Queenstown, Eastern Cape before moving to KZN in 2006. […]
Let’s just blame the ref
12 Aug 13 14:32 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 102 Comments
I am probably going to get a bit of flak for this but here goes…. […]
Overseas quota for Springboks?
7 Aug 13 09:50 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 22 Comments
A debate has been raging in my office after the announcement of the 30 man Bok squad for the home leg of the upcoming Castle Rugby Championship, in regards to the amount of overseas based players that Heyneke Meyer has selected. Should this be allowed? I read somewhere that Heyneke is basically letting these players ‘Have their cake, and eat it’. […]
GWK Griquas to face the Sharks
6 Aug 13 12:28 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 13 Comments
The GWK Griquas have included 6 debutants in their 22 man squad to face the Sharks at Growth Point Kings Park in the opening game of the 2014 Currie Cup on Friday. […]
Waylon Murray signs for the Bulls
5 Aug 13 11:18 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 39 Comments
Its official, the Exodus has started. […]
Kings player exodus?
2 Aug 13 12:33 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 75 Comments
If reports by 5FM morning’s sports presenter, Sias Du Plessis and SArugbymag website are correct then it looks like the Kings players have all but given up on retaining a place in the 2014 Super Rugby competition and are starting jump ship. This even before the 2nd and final play-off match gets underway. […]
Get to know your team – Pieter-Steph Du Toit
2 Aug 13 11:28 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 6 Comments
PSdT, as he is more affectionately referred to here on Sharksworld came into the spotlight when he was a member of South African U20 squad that won the IRB Junior World Champs in 2012. Pieter-Steph was still playing age group rugby when he was thrust into the Sharks Senior Side but a season ending injury halfway through the year put halt to an outstanding senior debut season. […]
Hougaard side-lined for the rest of the season
31 Jul 13 15:12 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 14 Comments
Brenden Nel, writing for SuperSport’s website, has confirmed that Francois Hougaard will undergo surgery on his ankle next week, which will likely see him side-lined for the rest of the season. The ankle has plagued Hougaard in a season that he would prefer to forget. […]
Kings lose Solomons after 2nd playoff
30 Jul 13 14:03 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 11 Comments
Edinburgh have announced that they have secured the services of current Southern Kings director of rugby Alan Solomons. […]
Get to know your team – Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira
26 Jul 13 13:23 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 15 Comments
Tendai, affectionately known as “Beast” due to his physical approach to the game and gets roared by spectators and fans of the Sharks whenever Mtawarira attains possession of the ball or makes a big tackle. This not only echoes around our beloved Shark’s tank but in stadiums across world making him a crowd favourite wherever he plays. […]
Get to know your team – Patrick Lambie
19 Jul 13 11:08 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 9 Comments
In the run-up to the start of the Sharks’ Currie Cup campaign, we at Sharkworld have decided to create a weekly ‘get to know your team’ segment. […]
Concussion Test to be reviewed by IRB
18 Jul 13 08:53 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 1 Comment
In an announcement by the IRB yesterday they have stated that they are to review the controversial in-match concussion test. The Pitch side Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA), which has been in place for a year, came to prominence during the British and Irish Lions’ 41-16 series-clinching win over Australia in Sydney earlier this month. […]