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?
What they had to say: Sharks vs WP, Round 6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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. […]