The Sharks have confirmed the departure of six players from their current squad, four of which have already joined the Kings ahead of their Pro14 season. […]
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Sharks confirm departees
17 Aug 17 08:39 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 25 Comments
Massive quarter-final challenge
30 Jun 17 12:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
The rugby gods giveth and those same gods taketh away and Sharks XV coach Paul Anthony will certainly feel that he’s being made to pay a heavy price for last week’s bounty. Gone are any vestiges of Super Rugby experience from the team named to face the Blue Bulls in Sunday’s SuperSport Challenge quarterfinal and with injury further adding to selection woes, Anthony has been forced to name a very inexperienced side indeed. […]
Sharks XV take on Griquas
31 Mar 17 14:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Sharks coach Rob du Preez has publicly bemoaned a lack of game time opportunities for his fringe squad members, citing the demise of the Vodacom Cup and late start of its replacement as a major challenge as he seeks to keep his player pool sharp and fit. The Sharks XV are thus playing a number of friendlies before the SuperSport Challenge kicks off, with one such match to take place this afternoon against Griquas. […]
Sharks XV head to Kokstad
23 Mar 17 16:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
Odwa Ndungane will be the old man amongst youngsters when he leads the Cell C Sharks XV out against Border in a friendly at Kokstad Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon. […]
Single change for Sharks
1 Sep 16 11:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
Rob du Preez has opted for continuity ahead of this weekend’s Currie Cup clash against Western Province at Newlands. […]
Du Preez makes four changes
17 Aug 16 14:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
The Sharks team that runs out against Boland in the Currie Cup on Friday afternoon features four changes to the starting XV that took on Griquas the week before. […]
Changes for Sharks XV
8 Jul 16 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
It’s a little strange, to me at least, to see wholesale changes to the Sharks XV side that recorded a narrow, but important, victory over the Leopards last week. […]
S’bura starts for Sharks XV
6 May 16 10:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Winger Sibusiso Sithole, who enjoyed limited opportunities on tour with the Sharks Super Rugby side, at last gets a decent run this weekend, albeit in the colours of the Sharks XV. Coach Michael Horak has picked a strong side for his team’s Currie Cup qualifier match against Western Province at Kings Park on Satruday, with Sithole joining another young, powerful winger in Sibusiso Nkosi in the back three. […]
Currie Cup squad update
30 Jul 15 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
With a few movements, let’s re-publish the Currie Cup squad as we have it right now. […]
Dual Sharks boost for Leopards
18 Jun 15 09:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
Two current Sharks players have headed down to Potchefstroom to add depth to the Leopards squad and aid them in their quest for Currie Cup Premier League qualification. […]
Disappointing campaign comes to an end
13 May 15 09:46 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 17 Comments
The Cell C Sharks XV’s Vodacom Cup campaign came to a disappointing end when they lost to the Eastern Province Kings at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. […]
Swiel’s homecoming
10 Oct 14 11:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
Tim Swiel will return to the scene of many personal triumph’s last year, when he wears the number 10 jersey for the Sharks under 21 side at Newlands on Saturday. […]
Hapless Border under 21s routed in fine style
30 Sep 14 15:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Number 8 Louis Hazelhurst scored four of his side’s 16 tries, as the Sharks under 21 team ran out to a rather embarrassing 106-3 victory over their Border counterparts at Kings Park on Saturday. […]
Ungerer blow (again)
26 Sep 14 12:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
The Sharks under 21 side’s unexpected (but most welcome) victory in Johannesburg last week came at a significant cost, with scrumhalf and captain Stefan Ungerer ruled out for another few weeks due to a concussion sustained in that game. […]
Big ask for under 21s
11 Sep 14 10:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Deon Kayser’s Sharks under 21 side faces a tough challenge this weekend, as they travel to Bloemfontein hoping to overturn a 27-point deficit from the lat time they played the Cheetahs. […]