There was a special milestone for the Sharks this past weekend, as unheralded 21-year-old scrumhalf Grant Williams became the 250th player in history to represent the Sharks in Super Rugby. Williams was one of five debutants for the franchise on the day. […]
Posts tagged with: Dick Muir
22 years and 250 players on…
22 Feb 18 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments
Van Straaten tackles expanded role
19 Jan 18 11:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
The Sharks have revealed that former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten will be in charge of defence for the Super Rugby side this year, in addition to coaching kicking. […]
Sharks welcome Dick Muir back to Kings Park
17 Nov 17 11:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 47 Comments
The cat is out of the bag and former Sharks player and head coach Dick Muir returns to the Tank in 2018, in a consultant role that spans both attack and general backline play. […]
Pietersen to head North
11 Jan 16 14:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 46 Comments
Sharks fans, prepare yourselves for the Super Rugby swansong of a true legend in black and white. It’s just been announced that this year’s campaign will mark the end of Bok JP Pietersen’s time in Durban. […]
Pink ribbons and green armbands a poor subsitute
8 Sep 15 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 143 Comments
I note, with a sort of bitter-sweet emotion, that the Sharks will run out in a special jersey this weekend to commemorate 125 years of a proud tradition of rugby in the KwaZulu Natal province. As a passionate fan for all but the first 100 of those years, I have one very simple request to make to the team. […]
Welcome back Waylon!
12 Jan 15 10:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments
Good news for any Sharks fan with a sensitive streak (or a soft spot for home grown heroes fallen on hard times) is that Waylon Murray WILL be a Sharks player in 2015. […]
Plenty of big names linked with Sharks job
8 Oct 14 10:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
They say nature abhors a vacuum and with the media probably a part of the natural world (although sometimes it’s a bit of a stretch), it’s unsurprising that the particular vacuum that is the now-vacant Sharks Director of Rugby position is drawing in plenty of names. […]
Jacques Botes – in his own words #JB270
3 Oct 14 08:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
Morning Sharksworld – and welcome to Jacques Botes Day! […]
JP feeling the heat
18 Mar 14 14:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Sharksworld caught up with Sharks winger JP Pietersen for a quick chat in the week of what will surely be his 100th game for the team in Super Rugby, if he’s selected to play against the Bulls this weekend. […]
Sharks summon scrum guru
3 Sep 13 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
It didn’t take long for the Sharks to react to a few, um, “less than stellar” scrummaging performances in this year’s Currie Cup. Former Sharks scrum coach Balie Swart – incidentally a World Cup winner just like CEO John Smit and Director of Rugby Brendan Venter – will spend time with the pack this week attempting to shed some light on some of the interpretation issues that have blighted them thus far in the competition. […]
Bashford reflects on Sharks career
16 Jul 13 10:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 34 Comments
Outgoing Sharks coach Grant Bashford addressed the media at Kings Park on Saturday evening after the Sharks’ 58-13 thumping of the Southern Kings. […]
Natal Sharks Rugby Culture – JD’s view
10 Jun 13 13:13 by Jan Dyman (JD) | 17 Comments
Maybe the most accurate description of the Sharks was done here on Sharksworld. In the words of @FireTheLooser: “The French are able to produce some of the most exciting rugby ever displayed on a rugby field, able to match and beat any team physically whilst displaying some seriously mind blowing interplay and handling skills. At the same time they are able to produce the most mind numbing rugby ever. That’s right guys, the Sharks are the scaled down version of the French international rugby team.” […]
A change is gonna come
11 Apr 13 11:41 by (Big Fish) | 23 Comments
In the modern world dominated by businessmen and a focus on the bottom-line, the distinction between success (the accomplishment of an aim or purpose)and progress (forward or onward movement toward a destination) has largely been forgotten.
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Take a bow Plum, the Currie Cup King
15 Oct 12 11:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Regardless of whatever happens in the two weeks that follows, I think it’s time that we, as Sharks fans, take our hats off to a man whose coaching record in the Currie Cup totally obliterates what anyone else has achieved in the last few years. […]
All brawn and no brains
10 Sep 12 09:09 by Ryan Quirk (The Quirk) | 12 Comments
I’ve been watching the Springboks since their unbanning in the early nineties, and I think it’s fair to say I’ve been “a long suffering supporter”… Yes we’ve won two world cups, and we have a few Tri-Nations under our belt, not nearly as many as we’d like but hey, that is sport… […]