You have to feel for the Sharks XV coaching staff, with a combination of player ineligibility and injuries to members of the Sharks squad complicating their selection process ahead of the most important game of the season – the Vodacom Cup semi-final against the Pampas XV in Potchefstroom on Friday afternoon. […]
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Sharks XV will need to dig deep
Lions loss knocks Sharks XV back into the pack
A disappointing second half against the Golden Lions in Johannesburg saw Sean Everitt’s Sharks XV succumb to a 23-15 loss. More worryingly, though, the side slid from pole position on the South Section log right back into fifth spot on the back of the loss, which yielded no log points. […]
Sharks XV named for opener
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named a strong side to face the Blue Bulls in the opening Vodacom Cup game, taking place at Mr Price Kings Park on Saturday afternoon. A number of Sharks regulars, including veteran centre Adi Jacobs, will gain some much-needed game time with the side this week. […]
Junior teams to take on WP
With all the talk surrounding the permutations of how the Sharks are going to play on Saturday and whether we will end with WP or the Bulls next weekend, there is the matter of the U21 and U19 knock out stages to look forward to. In the U21 competition, the winner of the WP v Sharks match (curtain raiser to the main game) will determine which of the two teams finish top of log. […]
Sharks U21’s wallop Western Province
The U21 team faced an unbeaten WP team as a curtain raiser to the Currie Cup fixture on Saturday and showed what they are capable of by defeating them 41 – 14. […]
Youngsters Coming to The Fore
The Sharks have made many new signings lately; which personally have been very good signings concerning the positions that needed to be strengthened.To make depth even stronger we have a good bunch of youngsters showing great potential and ability. […]
Meyer’s season may be over
A report on a popular website seems to suggest that Sharks flyhalf Steve Meyer will require surgery to repair the knee ligament injury he sustained against the Cheetahs this weekend. […]
Not another flyhalf crisis?
John Plumtree looks like he may have to choose between starting Monty Dumond at flyhalf against the Lions this weekend, or risk moving Pat Lambie to his third position in five games. […]
Plenty of under 21 talent for Sharks in 2010
Newly-reinstated Sharks under 21 head coach Swys de Bruyn is in the process of settling his squad for the upcoming ABSA Under 21 Competition and is the fortuitous position of having a fair few players of genuine class to call on this season. […]
No Cronje for Currie Cup?
Hopes that young Guy Cronje might emerge as the front-runner for the Sharks number 10 jersey this Currie Cup season seem to be fading fast, with the young player still a month away from being able to take full part in training, following off-season surgery. […]
No more imports?
You’ve got to hand it to Craig Lewis of the Daily News. For a young journo, he certainly knows how to get Sharks CEO Brian van Zyl to spill the beans! […]
Got to keep Pienaar – simply have to
There’ve been a few developments on the player front over the last week that we probably need to spend some more time discussing. Deon Carstens has confirmed that he will leave after the Super 14, but it’s yet another round of halfback developments that cause me the most concern. […]
Injury updates
We’ve managed to gain a little bit more insight into the injuries affecting Ryan Kankowski and Guy Cronje. […]
Why is Andy Goode a bad idea?
I think we should have given Frans Steyn the 10 position right from the start, […]
Not time to hit the panic stations
The recent warm-up game against the Western Force was a disappointing result, although it does need to be seen in the right context as well. While some reports and comments (not on this site) have suggested that the Sharks do not have a strong enough squad to compete in the Super 14 this year and that they are undergoing a “transitional phase”, I believe that there is more than enough potential for this squad to be competitive. […]