With a few movements, let’s re-publish the Currie Cup squad as we have it right now. […]
Posts tagged with: Conrad Hoffmann
Currie Cup squad update
30 Jul 15 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Sharks confirm two departures
27 Jul 15 18:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 59 Comments
The Sharks have confirmed that Mouritz Botha and Conrad Hoffmann have been granted releases and will not feature in the upcoming Currie Cup campaign. […]
The lesser spotted scrumhalf
23 Jun 15 09:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 84 Comments
It’s a momentous day – we have photographic evidence that scrumhalf Michael Claassens has arrived in Durban at last! […]
Build or buy?
12 May 15 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 180 Comments
It’s 2015, it’s a World Cup year and the Sharks have a lot of senior players in their squad. I don’t think I’d be revealing any state secrets or shocking any of you with truly unexpected news if I pointed out that we should probably expect a few of them to move on from Durban at the end of the season. […]
Saluting bravery
7 May 15 09:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
Gary Gold has made some rather ambitious calls ahead of this weekend’s game against the Hurricanes – I for one think some of them are very brave indeed and that it shows great balls for a coach under pressure to make such bold picks. […]
Out goes a youngster (and in comes….?)
6 May 15 09:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 86 Comments
Beeld has this morning lifted the lid on a story that has been bubbling under in Sharks circles for some time; promising Sharks junior scrumhalf Cameron Wright appears to be on his way to join Jake White’s growing South African contingent at Montpellier in France. […]
Reinach the first tour casualty
3 May 15 13:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
Cobus Reinach is on his way home from New Zealand, having broken his hand against the Highlanders on Friday. […]
Dunedin disaster
1 May 15 11:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 154 Comments
The Sharks have succumbed to another big loss against Kiwi opposition, going down 48-15 to the Highlanders in Dunedin. […]
Picking up the pieces
20 Apr 15 15:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 182 Comments
How do the Sharks go about salvaging something from a 2015 season that has, frankly, been nothing short of a disaster? With the benefit of a bye week (and the opportunity to take stock) followed by a tough tour on which nobody should rightly expect them to pick up any wins, could this be the opportunity for the Sharks to start making some sensible decisions? […]
Invest in the future
15 Apr 15 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 53 Comments
One of my most frequent criticism of the Sharks during the Plumtree era – and perhaps the single biggest reason that his untimely demise met with my approval at the time – related to his short term thinking when selecting his teams. Allow me to elaborate… […]
The lessons (I hope) we’ve learned
30 Mar 15 11:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 100 Comments
They always say you learn more from defeat than you do from victory; I for one am rather hopeful that even though the Sharks didn’t actually lose against the Force on Saturday, they’ll have taken the opportunity to learn a few lessons regardless. Here are my top 5. […]
Sharks burgle another
28 Mar 15 19:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 116 Comments
The Sharks proved for a second week that ugly is the only way they know how to win – prevailing somewhat fortunately against a game Western Force side by 15 points to 9. […]
Sharks player ratings v Western Province
13 Oct 14 13:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
The Sharks started with a bang, which quickly faded to a rather lame whimper on Saturday, before again finding their mojo and grinding out a relatively convincing win over a rather weak Western Province side. […]
More continuity – all good!
9 Oct 14 13:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
I really can’t find much fault with the side the Sharks have selected this week; with continuity in key areas as well as one or two changes that for the most part strengthen the side. Let’s look at what has been done. […]
Keeping it steady
25 Sep 14 13:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
There’s really not all that much to debate from a selection point of view this week, since the Sharks opted to make hardly any changes for the match against the Kings. […]