I was reading an interview with John Dobson, the WP Currie Cup coach, and he mentioned that they may use the Kings and Cheetahs to give their fringe players game time in the Pro14 as there are only six games in the league stage of this year’s Currie Cup for each team. […]
Posts tagged with: Cheetahs
Make the numbers work
7 Aug 18 16:34 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 25 Comments
Midweek news roundup
9 May 18 09:56 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 30 Comments
Morning guys – Just a quick summary of local and international rugby news for the week so far… […]
Benhard off to Bloem
4 Apr 18 10:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
It’s funny how quickly fortunes can change in rugby. Why, it was just a shade over a year ago, on 18 March 2017, that fresh-faced Benhard Janse van Rensburg made his Super Rugby starting debut for the Sharks, in a match against the Southern Kings. […]
Mapimpi puts speculation to bed
10 Jan 18 11:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
I guess it’s a bit of a symptom of the silly season (otherwise known as the boring, no-rugby season) that unsubstantiated rumours tend to become pseudo-fact and continue to waft through the ether long after their sell-by date has come and gone. […]
Makazole Mapimpi joins Sharks
3 Nov 17 15:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
The Sharks have confirmed that former Southern Kings and current Cheetahs winger Makezole Mapimpi will join the team ahead of Super Rugby next year. […]
The business end
25 Sep 17 11:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
The Sharks now have two Currie Cup games left and with 43 points are safely ensconced at the top of the log. […]
Northern over-exposure?
4 Sep 17 17:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
I’m going to come across like the Grinch who stole SA Rugby’s Northern Hemisphere dream here, but bear with me, please. While I feel that “going north” is a noble objective and one that is, probably, in South African rugby’s best interests, the way it has been done is far more likely to backfire than it is to provide a blueprint for success. […]
Sharks eye tough fortnight
4 Sep 17 13:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Rob du Preez declared himself happy enough after his charges recorded a 45-15 bonus-point win over a weak Cheetahs team at Kings Park on Saturday, but is immediately refocusing his charges’ attention on a a tough away game against the Pumas on Friday. […]
Bosch gets the week off
30 Aug 17 10:32 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 36 Comments
Curwin Bosch, having been left out of the Springbok touring squad yesterday, will also not feature for the Sharks this weekend. […]
Hougie only change for Boks
24 Aug 17 13:06 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
Francois Hougaard will replace Ross Cronje in the starting line up to face the Argentinians in Salta this weekend, the only change to the starting line-up from last week. […]
Young Sharks take a pounding
23 Jul 17 17:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Caretaker Currie Cup coach Paul Anthony was brave in defeat on Friday night and managed to take a number of positives out of his side’s 48-12 defeat at the hands of the reigning champion Cheetahs in round 1. SA Rugby’s somewhat bizarre decision to overlap these opening Currie Cup rounds with the Super Rugby finals series was always going to put sides like the Sharks and Lions at a disadvantage and this indeed proved the case, to nobody’s great surprise. […]
Currie Cup 2017: Cheetahs v Sharks
21 Jul 17 17:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 85 Comments
It’s a young Sharks team – let’s see what they can do in a game when they are really likely to be facing steep odds. […]
Kings, Cheetahs to embrace other playing opportunities
7 Jul 17 10:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
The open secret had been confirmed and when SA Rugby’s Special General Meeting take place in Cape Town today, it will be announced that the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will not participate in Super Rugby from 2018. […]
Big guns fire for Sharks XV
26 Jun 17 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
The Sharks XV (a Super Rugby side in all but name last week) recorded a big 52-10 win over Free State in their final SuperSport Challenge round robin match on Friday. Paul Anthony’s team clicked early and often, scoring eight tries in a victory that secured a knockout place. […]
Cheetahs setback for Sharks XV
22 May 17 08:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The Sharks XV suffered an agonising last-second loss to the Cheetahs in Ballito on Saturday in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, with the visitors nailing a penalty on the final hooter to claim a 19-21 victory. […]