This week, the column inches are being taken up by talk of permutations (as is normal at the end of a round robin phase). The wise men who fill the back pages have branded Saturday’s crunch match between the Sharks and the Lions as somewhere between a completely dead rubber, a must-win for the home side and a must-definitely-not-win for the home side (or is that the away side?). If you think you’re confused, read on. […]
Posts tagged with: Christchurch
What a fan wants, what a fan needs…
12 Jul 17 11:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
Sharks bid 3 farewell
10 Jul 17 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
Saturday’s home fixture against the Lions will mark a Sharks Super Rugby swansong for three players, all of whose contributions will be marked on the day. […]
An unpalatable truth
5 Jul 17 09:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 50 Comments
I hate lost opportunities and while all the talk this week is regarding how the Bulls “wanted/needed it more” at Kings Park this last weekend, the stark reality is that the only team who had anything real to gain from Friday’s game was the home side. […]
Super Rugby 2016: Round 2 Friday morning games
4 Mar 16 07:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 75 Comments
Here we go, guys. […]
Super Rugby 2016 Round 1: Saturday games
27 Feb 16 05:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 293 Comments
For the early birds, we have Sunwolves v Lions live from Tokyo, kicking off at 6:15 am. […]
Black Monday?
8 Dec 14 12:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 75 Comments
Well, this isn’t really meant to be any sort of reference to load-shedding, but perhaps it’s apt all the same… […]
Another painful Christchurch humiliation
28 Jul 14 08:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 126 Comments
The Sharks conceded five tries in a one-sided 38-6 loss to the Crusaders in Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final in Christchurch. […]
A final in itself
22 Jul 14 12:48 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 21 Comments
The Cell C Sharks qualified for the semi-finals of this years Super Rugby competition after beating the Highlanders 31 – 27 at Kings Park on Saturday. […]
Jackson in the middle
21 Jul 14 13:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 33 Comments
The Sharks will have a kiwi ref in charge for the second week running as former Chiefs flyhalf Glenn Jackson takes the whistle for Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders in Christchurch. […]
Here we go again!
7 Jul 14 09:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 112 Comments
The Cell C Sharks seem to once again be paying for a “fast start” in Super Rugby, with defeats in their last two games seeing them slip from first position on the log after an outstanding tour, to third. […]
Vodacom Super Rugby: Crusaders (21) v Blues (13) F/T
5 Jul 14 08:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
We start off this super Saturday in Christchurch with a Kiwi derby. […]
Vodacom Super Rugby: Crusaders (30) v Force (7) F/T
30 May 14 08:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
Whoever loses here is in trouble…. we’re, of course, hoping it’s the Crusaders. […]
Double duty all in a day’s work for Tera
20 May 14 11:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 39 Comments
Asked to play the “Swiss Army knife” role for the Sharks last weekend, loose forward Tera Mtembu found himself covering a lot of ground indeed against the Crusaders, at one point being the only loose forward on the field for the visitors. We caught up with the likable Dalian for a chat earlier today. […]
Deysel hearing confirmed
20 May 14 08:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 132 Comments
SANZAR hsa announced that Jean Deysel’s disciplinary hearing will take place at 11 am (SA time) today. […]
Deysel’s fate unclear
19 May 14 10:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
A good 48 hours have passed since the Sharks’ amazing Christchurch houdini act and yet there has been no real indication as to what further sanction loose forward Jean Deysel faces. Deysel was red carded in the 17th minute of the match and has duly been cited for allegedly infringing law 10.4 (b) – Stamping or trampling. […]