Heyneke Meyer and his selections and lack of a game plan that can win the Springboks a game of rugby has received a lot of air-time this week, with plenty of calls prior to the announcement of the team for both Johan Goosen and Pat Lambie to be included in the squad. My mind wandered to a time when we complained about the same two issues but with a different coach in charge. […]
Posts tagged with: 2011
de Villiers vs Meyer – who is better?
13 Sep 12 13:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 63 Comments
Staring into the Blue abyss
25 Jul 12 08:00 by (Megatron) | 20 Comments
When the story about schoolboy rugby sensation Johann Sadie’s request to be released from his R1.4m per annum Bulls contract made waves yesterday, I couldn’t but wonder, if Heyneke was still the Bulls Director of Rugby, would two of the players he personally headhunted – Daniel Adongo & Sadie – with a different style of play in mind, be on the out or on the way at the Loftus? […]
Sharks under 21s named for Free State opener
19 Jul 12 14:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Former Affies man Heimar Williams has been named to lead the Sharks under 21 side in their first competitive game of the season. Sean Everitt’s side, which features a fair few returnees from last year’s campaign, take on Free State at Kings Park tomorrow evening. […]
Happy New Year!
31 Dec 11 12:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
Another one bites the dust, I guess! […]
Sharksworld Awards 2011: Call for nominations
1 Nov 11 12:57 by Warren Smith (war1) | 81 Comments
With the 2011 season coming to a disappointing end for the Sharks, now is as good a time as any to reflect on the year gone by and remember the good times of 2011. […]
Where in the world?
28 Oct 11 06:56 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 218 Comments
Tomorrow sees the Sharks travelling to Johannesburg to take on the Golden Lions in the 2011 Currie Cup Final. […]
Sharks under 21s name strong side
20 Oct 11 11:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
Sharks under 21 coach Sean Everitt has named potentially his strongest possible lineup for Friday’s semi-final, against Western Province in Ravensmead, with very few changes to the side that played against the Lions last week. […]
2011 Currie Cup: Round 14 preview and predictions
14 Oct 11 09:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
The Currie Cup enters its final round ahead of the knockouts this weekend and while first place is already sewn up for the Lions, five other sides are still jostling each other to claim the last three play-off spots. […]
2011 Currie Cup: Round 13 preview and predictions
6 Oct 11 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
The penultimate round of Currie Cup action gets under way this weekend and as is usual at this stage of the season, six teams are fighting for just four knock-out spots. […]
Cronje starts for WP
22 Sep 11 15:32 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 10 Comments
DHL Western Province coach Allister Coetzee today named his team to face the Toyota Cheetahs at Newlands at 5pm on Braaiday.
2011 Currie Cup: Round 11 preview and predictions
22 Sep 11 07:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 179 Comments
With only four rounds of Currie Cup action left, things are starting to hot up for sure. The Lions will look to all but seal top spot if they can do the double over the Bulls, while there’s a real logjam further down the table with five other team still only a few points apart and scrapping furiously for the other three play-off spots. […]
2011 Currie Cup: Round 10 preview and predictions
16 Sep 11 06:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
The Currie Cup nears its business end for 2011, with only five rounds of regular-season play to go ahead of the semi-finals. While the Lions can all but seal semi-final qualification with a big win this weekend, all the other teams still have plenty of work to do in order to ensure a top four finish – as well as avoid relegation next year. […]
Currie Cup 2011: Round 9 preview and predictions
8 Sep 11 10:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
With the 2011 Rugby World Cup getting under way this weekend, the Currie Cup will, inevitably, take something of a back seat. That said, there are some interesting match ups ahead in round 9 which can have a big influence on the final log positions. Let’s see if we can pick the winners. […]
Bulls score the tries, but Sharks take the points
3 Sep 11 23:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 34 Comments
The Sharks scored their second Loftus victory of the season earlier today by beating the Blue Bulls 39-27 in a fast-paced game that saw the losers pick up a four-try bonus point in the last movement of the game. […]
ITM Cup – 2011 Finals
2 Sep 11 04:27 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 3 Comments
In a year that seems to have been wall-to-wall rugby, New Zealand this weekend witnesses the Finale of the domestic inter-provincial competition with two finals. […]