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. […]
Posts tagged with: Bonus point
Sharks shocking in Canberra
17 Mar 18 12:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 85 Comments
All eyes on Joburg humdinger
11 Oct 17 09:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
It’s last-chance saloon in the Currie Cup and for those teams that have not yet done enough to secure semi-final participation (everyone who’s not the Sharks, stick up your hand) the stakes could not be higher. With only Griquas now completely out of the running, all of the Pumas, Bulls, Lions, Cheetahs and Western Province have work to do in this final round of games in order to make sure of their places. Problem is, there are only three up for grabs and five teams gunning for them. […]
Sharks dig deep for seventh win
8 Sep 17 19:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
Rhyno Smith scored a crucial try five minutes form time to steer the Sharks to a gritty 27-25 win over the Pumas in Nelspruit this evening. […]
Big win for Sharks
2 Sep 17 18:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
The Sharks have outscored the Cheetahs by seven tries to two in a big 45-15 Currie Cup win at Kings Park today. […]
Boks get bonus point in red
28 Aug 17 09:11 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments
The Boks managed their second win in the 2017 Rugby Championship, beating the Pumas in Salta 41 – 23. It might look like a convincing victory but in fact it was far from that. […]
Sharks deliver a special win for their fans
13 Aug 17 09:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 59 Comments
The Sharks fought back from a nightmare first half to deliver an emphatic 47-31 victory over the Lions at Ellis Park in last night’s Currie cup clash. For the second time in a week, an act of Lions indiscipline resulted in a red card that changed the complexion of the match. […]
Bonus point joy for Sharks at Loftus
10 Aug 17 09:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
The Sharks have surged to second place on the Currie Cup log courtesy of a rare bonus-point victory over the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria. The visitors scored four tries in their 28-20 victory – the third bonus point in as many outing as Robert du Preez’s side seem to finally be finding their attacking mojo. […]
Sharks down Griquas in style
4 Aug 17 21:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 92 Comments
There was no drama at Kings Park tonight as the Sharks went about their business, dismantling an outclassed Griquas side 41-3 in their round 3 Currie Cup clash. […]
Sharks get the job done
30 Jul 17 09:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 128 Comments
It took a much-improved second-half showing for the Sharks to record a 29-0 bonus point victory over the Pumas in the Currie Cup on Saturday, after a poor first half that saw the home side lead by just 3-0. […]
Leopards double just the tonic for Sharks XV
12 Jun 17 11:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Andre Esterhuizen scored two first half tries to help the Sharks XV to a vital away victory over the Leopards – their second over these foes in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this year. […]
Sharks XV turn the screws
5 Jun 17 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
Captain Odwa Ndungane led from the front, scoring a hat-trick of tries on Saturday afternoon as the Sharks XV hammered the Griffons by 50 points in Clermont. […]
A bonus point! At last!
20 May 17 19:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
The Sharks left it late to seal the deal, but with a try-scoring flurry in the closing minutes, consigned the Sunwolves to a 17-38 defeat in Singapore earlier today, picking up their first try-scoring bonus point of the campaign in the process. […]
From jesters to Kings
9 May 17 07:59 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 54 Comments
The Southern Kings took a lot of flak back in 2016 when they returned to the Super Rugby playing field with an interesting jersey design from kit manufacturer BLK. The Kings revealed an abstract version of a beaded design symbolic to the Eastern Cape. […]
Big win for Sharks XV
8 May 17 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
After losing to Griquas in their opening SuperSport challenge match a fortnight ago, the Sharks XV returned to winning ways on Saturday and put the Griffons to the sword in Welkom. Eight tries were scored in a 52-24 bonus point victory. […]
Sharks beat Force, but bonus point eludes
6 May 17 17:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
The Sharks have picked up a handy 37-12 win over the Western Force at Kings Park, but are still – frustratingly – in search of their first try bonus point of the season. […]