While pretty much everyone who frequents Sharksworld (as well as most casual visitors) are aware of the fact that I’m a pretty much a man of un-freaking-believably many talents, it is true that not too many know of my divination abilities. That’s right, I can see the future. […]
Posts tagged with: Brendan Venter
Last Exit to Bronkhorstspruit Vol. 7: The Future Ain’t What It Used To be
3 Mar 17 12:56 by André Meyer (Culling Song) | 7 Comments
Can the Boks keep their unbeaten record?
17 Nov 16 15:00 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 21 Comments
Keeping their unbeaten record intact will probably be the last thing on our beloved Springboks’ mind when they face Italy at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday. […]
Don’t be the rock – or the hard place
15 Sep 16 10:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 142 Comments
I watched something rather interesting this morning – a segment from Supersport’s new rugby show, “TMO”. I’ll post the clip below. […]
Talking rugby and beards with Jaco van Tonder
21 Mar 16 09:30 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 1 Comment
“My earliest rugby memory was getting the ball and running around a few players to score five tries in a primary school match”, Sharks utility back, Jaco van Tonder said that was when he knew the rugby bug bit him. […]
The problem with player ratings…
10 Mar 16 16:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
I’ve been having a little to and fro on Twitter over the last couple of days, regarding the decision of a popular rugby portal to crowd source weekly player ratings from fans and then use these ratings as the basis of articles that they carry. Given that it’s very hard to really get your point across in snippets of 140 characters, I’ve decided to try and put down my side of the argument in a more reasoned (and hopefully more coherent) format here. […]
No Venter as Gold takes the reigns
17 Nov 15 12:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 123 Comments
Gary Gold will be in sole charge of the Sharks in Super Rugby this year, without the benefit (or is that encumbrance?) of erstwhile Technical Director Brendan Venter’s involvement. […]
Venter admits defensive blunder
15 Apr 15 11:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 85 Comments
Occasionally in this game you read something that makes everything seem right with the world. I’ve just had such a moment, courtesy of Sharks Technical Director Brendan Venter and the SuperSport website. […]
Sharks changes – all good
26 Feb 15 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
There’s not too much to talk about from a team selection point of view this week, with Sharks Director of Rugby Gary Gold making just two rotational changes to his starting team for Saturday’s big clash against the Bulls at Loftus. […]
Hoff’s back!
17 Feb 15 19:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
News flash: Ryan Kankowski is back in Durban and trained with the Sharks Super Rugby squad today. […]
Time to settle
17 Feb 15 11:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 57 Comments
It’s Tuesday and in the absence of much news, it’s time for my weekly rant. It’s about the Sharks, of course and it’s about a couple of home truths that we all seem to have completely forgotten in the light of some ultimately meaningless pre-season “good news”. […]
What to expect when you’re expecting…
11 Feb 15 14:46 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 28 Comments
… a Super Rugby title.
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Big step up for Dan?
21 Jan 15 10:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
While the Sharks squad for Super Rugby has started to settle down pretty much as expected, with the young players brought in to “fill gaps” in November and December sent back down to the Grey Squad to prepare for Vodacom Cup action, one under 20 star appears to still be very much in the picture. […]
Wilson – another important gap filled
6 Jan 15 10:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 39 Comments
We didn’t dwell on it much, given the timing of the announcement, but I, for one, am really pleased that the Sharks have brought in a player like Jack Wilson to fill what was looming as a very uncomfortable gap in the Super Rugby line-up. […]
Horak wants to add value
26 Nov 14 10:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
As a player, Michael Horak certainly saw his share of sights, gaining a test cap for England in Rugby Union as well as representing his native South Africa (and the Perth Reds) in Rugby League. It’s in coaching, though, that the 37-year-old former Free Stater is currently making his mark and we caught up with him to talk about his new role, as defensive specialist with the Sharks Super Rugby side. […]
… some A to go with the D
25 Nov 14 16:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
For those concerned that the Sharks’ decision to contract a specialist defensive coach in Mike Horak signals a desire to play conservative rugby, fear not! […]