Here’s a little-known fact (courtesy of Afrikaans writer Hannes Nienaber on schoolofrugby.co.za). The last time a Natal team featured in the main Saturday afternoon match at Craven week was back in 1990! […]
Posts tagged with: Etienne Fynn
A fairytale 27 years in the making
21 Jul 17 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 33 Comments
Former Shark on a Rebel Conquest
21 Jul 14 11:41 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 5 Comments
Not all of them make it into the Super Rugby squad but that’s not the end. Every union in South Africa has had a Shark bolster their ranks. The majority of you will not recognise his name but in a few years you will recognise yet another young South African talent on an adventure in Australia. Determined, hard working and a special player. He is the equivalent of Jack Bauer on a rugby field! Benedict Chanakira spoke to his name sake Greg Bauer! […]
Exciting new role for Fynn
12 Dec 13 11:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
According to the Sharks website, another former international tight head prop has been appointed to a senior leadership position, with Etienne Fynn named as the new Managing Director of the Sharks Academy. […]
Worst Springbok team ever – have your say
21 Oct 13 15:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 75 Comments
As you all may or may not know, the authors and admins behind the scenes here at Sharksworld never stop talking, whether discussing certain author’s lack of hair or discussing a certain rugby match, we talk a lot. This weekend, we stumbled upon a rather humorous topic, which was to make up a team of the worst ever Springboks. […]
Alexander blow for under 21s
3 Oct 13 10:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
With regular 5-lock Stephan Lewies doing sterling duty for the senior side, the last thing that Sharks under 21 coach Etienne Fynn could really afford is to lose more “tall timber” ahead of Friday’s crunch clash at Loftus. An injury to regular number 8 Guy Alexander, though, has prompted a reshuffle that sees yet another change in the number 5 jersey this week. […]
Changes for under 21s
27 Sep 13 09:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Etienne Fynn has been forced into changes ahead of this afternoon’s under 21 game against the Leopards at Kings Park. […]
Under 21s back in contention
24 Sep 13 12:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
After slipping a few log places – courtesy of losses against both Western Province and the Lions – the Sharks under 21 side bounced back in fine style on Saturday, recording a bonus point win over Free State to all but assure a semi-final spot. […]
Oh dear – what now?
23 Sep 13 10:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Time to raise the inevitable point. While the elevation of Pieter-Steph du Toit to the Bok squad is great news for the player, it does once again expose a short-term lack of second-row depth in Sharks country. […]
Under 21s back at full strength
20 Sep 13 10:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Andre Esterhuizen, who missed out on the Sharks under 21s last match (an ugly loss to the Lions at Ellis Park) will again wear the number 12 jersey tomorrow, as his team take on Free State at Kings Park. […]
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. […]
Under 21s go down
19 Aug 13 14:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Etienne Fynn’s Sharks under 21 side went down to Western Province at Newlands on Saturday, sliding two full places back on the table in the process to end the weekend in third spot. […]
Esterhuizen hat-trick sinks Leopards
12 Aug 13 12:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Sharks under 21 coach Etienne Fynn would have been smiling from ear to ear on Friday afternoon, after watching his charges score nine tries in a 62-18 rout of the Leopards in Potchefstroom. In a fixture that has not often yielded big wins for the Sharks, inside centre Andre Esterhuizen was just one of a number of stand-out players. […]
Alexander’s boys bounce back in style
5 Aug 13 11:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
It fell to captain Guy Alexander to put the result beyond doubt, as the nephew of great Sharks number 8 Gary Teichmann scored a late try to seal a 36-25 victory for the Sharks u21 side in Bloemfontein on Saturday. […]
Under 21s ring the changes
2 Aug 13 12:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Sharks under 21 coach Etienne Fynn has made a fair few changes to his side that went down against the Lions a fortnight ago, with many of those injury enforced. The side faces the log-topping Free State under 21 team in Bloemfontein tomorrow afternoon. […]
Unchanged under 21s for Lions
17 Jul 13 13:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Franco Marais will lead out an unchanged Sharks under 21 side against the Lions at Kings Park on Friday. […]