The Sharks have announced that Lions hooker Armand ‘Akker’ van der Merwe has signed a two year contract and will be available for immediate Currie Cup selection. […]
Posts tagged with: Hooker
Sharks land a big Lion
6 Aug 17 12:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 51 Comments
Big guns fire for Sharks XV
26 Jun 17 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
The Sharks XV (a Super Rugby side in all but name last week) recorded a big 52-10 win over Free State in their final SuperSport Challenge round robin match on Friday. Paul Anthony’s team clicked early and often, scoring eight tries in a victory that secured a knockout place. […]
Sad end to a promising career
21 Jul 16 09:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 94 Comments
While all the news yesterday – at least in mainstream media – focused on Sharks hooker Monde Hadebe’s 4-year ban for returning a positive test for a banned substance, there’s a rather more tragic angle to the story that I’d like to focus on instead. I feel we are way too quick to engage in righteous anger and armchair condemnation (often selectively) whenever a positive test is returned; perhaps we owe Monde a little more than that, though? […]
Currie Cup: the broad strokes
18 Jun 15 12:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
It seems premature to be talking Currie Cup, since we don’t even have a confirmed coaching lineup for that competition yet, but already some areas of concern are emerging, as uncertainty about players’ futures in Durban dominate the headlines. I thought it might make sense to do a preliminary analysis of who is likely to be in the mix from a playing perspective, even though we know things could yet change. […]
Not much to be said about hooker
11 Jun 15 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 17 Comments
Yesterday we started looking at the potential squad compilation of the Springboks to the Rugby World Cup, which yielded very little debate for or against the props mentioned. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen. […]
Sharks in good shape
14 Oct 14 14:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
The good news coming out of the Sharks camp this week is that no fresh injury concerns have been reported after the weekend victory at Newlands. […]
Six months for Jordaan
6 Oct 14 16:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 46 Comments
The Sharks have released an injury report, confirming very bad news for centre Paul Jordaan. […]
Bismarck starts in Johannesburg
1 Oct 14 12:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has restored Bismarck du Plessis to the starting hooker berth in the only confirmed change to his run-on side for Saturday final Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks. […]
Cooper, Swiel in doubt for Lions
30 Sep 14 10:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
The Sharks have two injury concerns ahead of Friday night’s crunch Currie Cup game against the Lions at Kings Park. […]
Late change for Stormers
30 May 14 11:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
Deon Fourie has been forced to withdraw from the DHL Stormers team to play the Cell C Sharks in Durban this weekend, due to failing a concussion test late in the week. […]
Strauss banned – updated
27 May 14 11:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 106 Comments
Adriaan Strauss has copped a three-week suspension for executing a tip tackle during last weekend’s loss to the Stormers. […]
Happy birthday skip!
22 May 14 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Our destroyer-in-chief Bismarck Wilhelm du Plessis – or just “Bissie” to the fans – celebrates his 30th birthday today. […]
EP Kings sign Springbok prop
22 May 14 08:34 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 19 Comments
Eastern Province Kings CEO, Charl Crous confirmed yesterday the signings of Springbok prop CJ van der Linde and Edgar Marutlulle. […]
New hooker for Lions
20 Mar 14 10:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
As anticipated, veteran Willie Wepener starts at hooker in the only change to the Lions starting team that will take on the Reds at Ellis Park this weekend. […]
Lions lose their hooker
18 Mar 14 12:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Robbie Coetzee is the confirmed casualty for the Lions this week, with the young hooker ruled out of their upcoming Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Reds at Ellis Park. […]