SA Rugby yesterday confirmed that neither Bismarck du Plessis nor Frans Steyn will take any part in the Series against England, starting this Saturday. […]
Posts tagged with: Injuries
Bismarck, Steyn miss entire Series
7 Jun 18 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 15 Comments
Pat takes another knock
16 Jan 18 11:59 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
In news that is as bad as it is predictable, Pat Lambie seems to have suffered a fresh concussion setback just a few months into his contract with Racing Metro in Paris. […]
Sharks benefit from Bok releases
27 Sep 17 09:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
Allister Coetzee has released three players from his Springbok squad for Currie Cup duty this weekend and the Sharks will gleefully lap up two of those ahead of Friday night’s tough encounter against the Golden Lions at Kings Park. […]
Benhard to spearhead under 21 challenge
7 Sep 17 10:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Paul Anthony’s Sharks under 21 team will look to build on their good start last week when they face the Leopards at Kings Park on Saturday. […]
Sharks eye tough fortnight
4 Sep 17 13:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Rob du Preez declared himself happy enough after his charges recorded a 45-15 bonus-point win over a weak Cheetahs team at Kings Park on Saturday, but is immediately refocusing his charges’ attention on a a tough away game against the Pumas on Friday. […]
Sharks injury update
29 Jun 17 09:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Sharks coach Rob du Preez gave the following injury update during yesterday’s team announcement press conference. While the team is somewhat understrength for Friday’s game against the Bulls, the good news is that the picture should be a lot rosier for the final pool game against the Lions in a fortnight. […]
Ward back in the nick of time
27 Jun 17 12:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
In a much-needed boost for the Sharks, Jeremy Ward has been cleared to return to the side this weekend after a 6-week layoff due to a broken nose. […]
Injury disruptions cause massive challenge
17 May 17 10:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
The Sharks play in Singapore this weekend for the first time, but with injuries cutting a swathe through the backline after the Kings defeat, the team faces a significant challenge to avoid joining the Bulls as 2017 Sunwolves casualties. […]
Sharks name 25 for Singapore
15 May 17 14:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
A 25-man Sharks squad left for Singapore today, missing a number of key players who picked up injuries against the Kings. […]
Bosch to wear 15 against Kings?
14 Mar 17 11:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
The signs are well and truly out there that the Sharks will field a significantly changed (and much younger) outfit against the Kings this weekend. Rob du Preez’s hand will be forced to an extent by injuries, but he’ll also take the opportunity to rest some of his Springboks and other senior players, a plan that would have been put into place even had Pat Lambie and the others not cried off. […]
Blow as Pat ruled out
13 Mar 17 17:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 83 Comments
The Sharks injury report from the weekend is a bad one indeed, with the feared news coming indeed – Pat Lambie will miss up to two months of the campaign. […]
Sharksworld chats to Jaco Pienaar (Part 2)
1 Feb 17 14:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Continuing my discussion with new Sharks forward coach Jaco Pienaar (part 1 is here), we went into some specifics about the squad and the upcoming season. […]
Spotlight: Lions
20 Jan 17 11:59 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
As we prepare for Super Rugby 2017, much of the early talk about the Sharks’ prospects has focused on their benign draw; facing only Australian team this year (not Kiwi’s like last year) and enjoying a short 2-match tour should be contributing factors to a better finish than last year’s 8th place. My concern with this is that one major local obstacle remains for the Sharks and they, too, will only be playing Australian foes this season. […]
Zero tolerance in 2017
4 Jan 17 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
World Rugby have taken a stance this year that I feel is long overdue: starting today, there will be absolutely no tolerance when it comes to tackles that make contact with the head. Far too often in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to make excuses or be lulled into acceptance of dangerous tackles in this game and with serious incidents of concussion and other brain injury causing lasting effects for players, it is certainly right that law changes should be made. […]
Under 21s in real trouble
6 Sep 16 10:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth…”. It’s not often that you’ll catch me quoting Mike Tyson on these pages, but I feel this saying is probably pretty appropriate given the trials and tribulations of Mochael Horak and the Sharks under 21 side this year. […]