Posts tagged with: Beast Mtawarira

Boks vs England Preview

1 Nov 18 09:09 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 26 Comments

It’s that time of the year again, time to haul out the Bok jersey and, after the recent performances against the All Blacks, we can do this with pride. […]

My Bok team to win the World Cup

24 May 18 14:52 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 33 Comments

We’re heading into the June test window, so I thought I’d prepare a rather tongue-in-cheek article on how our team should look for us to stand any chance of winning the World Cup in 2019. […]

Stakes are high for Sharks

26 Feb 18 16:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 57 Comments

It’s week 3 of Super Rugby and the Sharks are just about to settle on a starting team for only their second game; already, though, the pressure is on for Robert du Preez and his team as they aim to keep up with the early pace-setters in the South African conference. […]

22 years and 250 players on…

22 Feb 18 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments

There was a special milestone for the Sharks this past weekend, as unheralded 21-year-old scrumhalf Grant Williams became the 250th player in history to represent the Sharks in Super Rugby. Williams was one of five debutants for the franchise on the day. […]

Rinse and repeat for Ellis Park?

5 Feb 18 12:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments

While there are still two weeks to go ahead of the Super Rugby opener against the Lions at Ellis Park on 17 February, Sharks coach Robert du Preez may just have found himself in a very fortunate position ahead of that game. On the back of two impressive pre-season wins, the former Bok scrumhalf could just be forgiven if his current thinking is to change absolutely nothing ahead of that first crunch clash. […]

Gelant, Dan get first starts

30 Nov 17 18:48 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 16 Comments

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, or is that ex-Springbok coach, has made a massive 11 changes to the team facing Wales this weekend. Dan du Preez and Warrick Gelant get first starts while Louis Schreuder and Lukhanyo Am are in line to earn first caps from the bench. […]

Beast, Coenie start against Ireland

9 Nov 17 17:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 41 Comments

The Springbok team to face Ireland on Saturday has been announced with very few changes from the team that faced New Zealand in the last match of the Rugby Championship. […]

Pack shuffled for All Blacks

5 Oct 17 15:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 38 Comments

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made numerous changes to the Springbok pack that will face New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday. […]

Bosch asked to step up in Joburg

20 Jul 17 12:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 83 Comments

Just like he did the last time the Sharks faced the Lions in Johannesburg, 20-year-old Curwin Bosch will wear the number 10 jersey for Saturday’s crunch quarter-final clash against the high-riding Lions. […]

Reinforcements for Sharks

11 Jul 17 11:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments

There’s good news for the Sharks ahead of Saturday’s final Super Rugby conference game against the Lions, with a number of key backline resources fit for selection. […]

Sharks injury update

29 Jun 17 09:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments

Sharks coach Rob du Preez gave the following injury update during yesterday’s team announcement press conference. While the team is somewhat understrength for Friday’s game against the Bulls, the good news is that the picture should be a lot rosier for the final pool game against the Lions in a fortnight. […]

Fresh backline for France

8 Jun 17 14:06 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 59 Comments

The Springbok team to face France in Pretoria this weekend has been announced, with four debutants in the starting team. […]

Sharks keep it steady

25 May 17 12:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments

Rob du Preez has made just one change to his starting line-up for Saturday’s clash against the Stormers, with Pat Lambie, perhaps expectedly, not returning to action this week after all. […]