Gary Gold’s Sharks face their trickiest challenge to date, with the table-topping Golden Lions heading to Kings Park for this weekend’s third round Currie Cup clash. While a surprise opening-round loss to the Pumas away is probably something that can be taken in the team’s stride, one fancies that losing home games in this rather short Currie Cup season is a big no-no when it comes to knockout round qualification. […]
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Choices ahead of Lions visit
19 Aug 15 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 88 Comments
Huge experience boost for Sharks
14 Aug 15 09:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
The addition of just two players – Odwa Ndungane and Jean Deysel – has significantly raised the aggregate Currie Cup cap count for the Sharks ahead of Saturday’s game against EP in Durban. […]
Sharks go down in opener
7 Aug 15 19:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 68 Comments
Despite a strong second half fightback that saw them outscore their hosts by two tries to zero, the Sharks have conceded a 33-24 defeat to the Pumas in Nelspruit. […]
Saluting some bold selections
6 Aug 15 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
I think I speak for just about everyone here when I say that the Sharks team selected for tomorrow night’s Currie Cup opener certainly has raised the excitement levels. With a decent mix of expected selections and a few genuine surprises, there’s a definite sense that we could see something rather special from the Sharks this campaign. […]
Birthday joy for du Preez twins
5 Aug 15 09:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
Jean-Luc du Preez celebrates his 20th birthday today with the added surprise of being named for his first senior Sharks start; the blonde flanker will wear the number 7 shirt against the Pumas in Friday night’s Currie Cup opener. […]
New Sharks captain needed
29 Jun 15 14:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
One of the most critical decisions that Gary Gold and his team will need to make over the next few weeks regards the choice of captain for the upcoming Currie Cup campaign. […]
The shining lights on a dark night
1 Jun 15 10:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
While there was little real cause for cheer on Friday night, if you’re a Sharks fan, a number of individuals did stand out with some special moments. […]
Sharks edge Rebels in error-strewn affair
29 May 15 21:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 106 Comments
The Sharks have beaten the Rebels 25-21 in Durban, in a Super Rugby match that did little to raise interest. […]
Mtembu starts for Sharks XV
6 May 15 14:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Already out of contention for the Vodacom Cup quarter finals, the Sharks XV head to PE to play the Kings on Friday night with a team chock-full of surprises. Tera Mtembu will play his first game back from a long knee injury, starting in the number 8 jersey. […]
Sharks XV pick up much-needed win
27 Apr 15 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Ryan Strudwick’s Sharks XV side recorded a stunning 52-12 Vodacom Cup win over the Boland Cavaliers in Empangeni on Saturday afternoon, blowing away a little of the gloom that has settled over Sharks country in the last month in the process. […]
Wholesale Sharks XV changes
23 Apr 15 21:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
After suffering an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the SWD Eagles last week, the Sharks XV Vodacom Cup team shows no fewer than nine changes to the starting side for Saturday’s clash with Boland in Empangeni. […]
Impi flavour for Sharks XV
9 Apr 15 15:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
Ryan Strudwick has backed key players from his Varsity shield champion UKZN Impi side for Saturday’s Vodacom cup match against Free State. Innocent Radebe, the young flyhalf who is the talk of the KZN rugby town, will wear the number 10 jersey this week. […]
Sharks XV to come out firing
19 Mar 15 11:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
Sharks XV coach Ryan Strudwick can not be accused of much subtlety – nor of keeping his powder particularly dry – when it comes to the line-up chosen for this weekend’s Vodacom Cup opener against the Border Bulldogs at Kings Park. […]
Sharks changes – all good
26 Feb 15 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
There’s not too much to talk about from a team selection point of view this week, with Sharks Director of Rugby Gary Gold making just two rotational changes to his starting team for Saturday’s big clash against the Bulls at Loftus. […]
Big ask for Andre
24 Feb 15 12:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
Further to my musings regarding rotation earlier today, it looks likely that at least one rotational change in the backline is very much on the cards for Loftus, and has been planned for some time. […]