Stormers flyhalf Rob du Preez suffered a knee injury against the Cheetahs on Saturday that looks certain to rule him out of this weekend’s coastal derby against the Sharks at Newlands. […]
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Cape Town “family reunion” on hold?
7 Mar 16 12:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
What they had to say: Sharks vs WP, Round 6
14 Sep 15 12:38 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 7 Comments
Hi Sharks fans. There’s not much to say after Saturday’s “effort”. I find myself growing more and more despondent with the lack of heart shown. As for poor Joe Pietersen, how he was expected to take the last kick when he was limping badly is beyond me. […]
Dobson shows hand for Griquas
4 Aug 15 13:14 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 40 Comments
DHL Western Province coach John Dobson has named his first lineup for the Currie Cup opener in Kimberley on Friday. […]
Province deny Kings opening Currie Cup glory
11 Aug 14 07:31 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 5 Comments
Perfect weather conditions set the scene for running rugby when the EP Kings faced Western Province at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, but little did anyone expect the Kings to take a 1 point lead into the half time break. Province added three tries to their one first half try to beat the Kings 35 – 16. […]
De Villiers returns to lead Stormers
16 Apr 14 12:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
The inclusion of captain Jean de Villiers at inside centre, after he missed out on their last game, is one of five changes to the DHL Stormers side that plays the Lions at Newlands this weekend. […]
Five Stormer changes for Canberra
19 Mar 14 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Peter Grant returns at flyhalf as one of five changes to the Stormers team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. […]
Highs and lows of the Bok squad
29 Oct 13 09:37 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 58 Comments
A 32 man Springbok squad has been announced to tour Wales, Scotland and France during November, with a fair few surprises in the mix. Here are my personal high and low-lites. […]
An open letter to Lambie
28 Oct 13 10:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 40 Comments
Let me start by congratulating the Sharks on a superb game on Saturday evening, and say to the Western Province fans that you have my condolences, we were where you are today, a year ago. Anyway, onto something a bit more important. […]
Who is playing for a Bok spot?
25 Oct 13 09:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 74 Comments
The Currie Cup Final is the showpiece this weekend, but there will be a few players with their minds on Monday night’s Springbok squad announcement, to go on the End of year Tour. […]
Another year, another Sharks vs Western Province final
24 Oct 13 08:53 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 34 Comments
The Sharks will face a mammoth task on Saturday when they travel to Cape Town to face the defending champions, Western Province, in the final of the ABSA Currie Cup. It will however not be unfamiliar territory for these two provinces as they contested for the cup last year down in Durban. […]
Fourie captains WP in Final
23 Oct 13 12:36 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments
The Western Province team to face the Sharks in the Currie Cup Final this weekend has been named, and sees no changes from the team that beat the Lions in the semi-final last week. […]
A prequel to the Final
23 Oct 13 09:20 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments
As we build up to yet another Currie Cup final in which the Sharks are involved, their fourth in a row now, we look at the likely individuals to stand out in this match, and we can do this even before the team announcements. […]
End of Year Tour – Our squads
22 Oct 13 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 29 Comments
In anticipation of the Springbok End of year tour squad announcement this weekend, the backroom Sharksworld users have each put together a team they think should be announced. […]
Where to from here?
15 Oct 13 10:57 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
The Springboks have had one of their more successful seasons to date, having only lost twice to the All Blacks while beating Australia home and away, and keeping a clean record against Argentina in the Rugby Championship. That’s all great but what do we want to see from the Boks next? […]
Experience on the bench for WP
9 Oct 13 13:18 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 16 Comments
Western Provine have named some of the returning Springboks to face this weekend, but opted to give captain Jean de Villiers a rest in selecting him on the bench. […]