Jacques Botes comes from nowhere to slot into the starting XV for the Cell C Sharks as they take on the Blues in North Harbour on Friday. […]
Sharks
Another centurion in
21 May 14 16:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
Three weeks for Deysel
21 May 14 08:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
Cell C Sharks flank Jean Deysel has been suspended for three weeks, after being shown a red card for stamping during last week’s win over the Crusaders. […]
Double duty all in a day’s work for Tera
20 May 14 11:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 39 Comments
Asked to play the “Swiss Army knife” role for the Sharks last weekend, loose forward Tera Mtembu found himself covering a lot of ground indeed against the Crusaders, at one point being the only loose forward on the field for the visitors. We caught up with the likable Dalian for a chat earlier today. […]
Deysel hearing confirmed
20 May 14 08:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 132 Comments
SANZAR hsa announced that Jean Deysel’s disciplinary hearing will take place at 11 am (SA time) today. […]
Help out a Sharks brother – and his gorgeous lady!
19 May 14 14:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Hey Sharks fans – do I have a surprise in store for you! […]
S’bura’s Bok nod
19 May 14 11:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 62 Comments
Cell C Sharks centre S’bura Sithole has been rewarded for a great Super Rugby campaign to date by being included in Bok coach Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man squad, for a training camp to be held in Durban later this month. […]
Deysel’s fate unclear
19 May 14 10:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
A good 48 hours have passed since the Sharks’ amazing Christchurch houdini act and yet there has been no real indication as to what further sanction loose forward Jean Deysel faces. Deysel was red carded in the 17th minute of the match and has duly been cited for allegedly infringing law 10.4 (b) – Stamping or trampling. […]
Sharks player ratings v Crusaders
19 May 14 09:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 81 Comments
Wow, what a game! I think there will be very little disagreement that as a collective – and for sheer guts and determination – the Sharks deserve 11/10 for that display. […]
Gutsy Sharks dig deep in Christchurch
17 May 14 11:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 168 Comments
The Sharks have overcome the early loss of Jean Deysel to a red card, to record a first ever win in Christchurch, beating the Crusaders by 30 points to 25. […]
Vodacom Super Rugby: Crusaders (25) v Cell C Sharks (30) F/T
17 May 14 08:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 341 Comments
The Sharks will attempt to win a match in Canterbury for the first time. […]
Scrum! Scrum! Scrum!
16 May 14 12:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
The Sharks have picked something of a behemoth pack for tomorrow’s Christchurch encounter – one that is starting to resemble mission:impossible given not only current form, but also historical results between these two teams. […]
New loose trio for Sharks
15 May 14 08:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 82 Comments
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has reshuffled his pack ahead of Saturday’s meeting with the Crusaders in Christchurch, with Tera Mtembu and Ettienne Oosthuizen both coming in for starts this week. […]
White ponders change of approach
14 May 14 08:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 66 Comments
Speaking to The Mercury’s Craig Lewis, Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has acknowledged that his team – who have been struggling to cross the try line of late – need to work on their attacking game. […]
Sharks props join the ton-up club
13 May 14 15:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
Saturday’s game against the Crusaders could mark another major milestone for a pair of Cell C Sharks players, with props Beast Mtawarira and Jannie du Plessis each set to earn a 100th Vodacom Super Rugby cap for the team, if selected. […]
Sharks to lose another lock?
13 May 14 09:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 74 Comments
Reports coming from France suggest that Cell C Sharks lock Peet Marais is set to depart the Durban franchise to join club side CA Brive. […]