“My earliest rugby memory was getting the ball and running around a few players to score five tries in a primary school match”, Sharks utility back, Jaco van Tonder said that was when he knew the rugby bug bit him. […]
Posts tagged with: Jaco van Tonder
Talking rugby and beards with Jaco van Tonder
21 Mar 16 09:30 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 1 Comment
Southern Kings off to New Zealand
14 Mar 16 10:12 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 29 Comments
After two heavy defeats at home against the Sharks and Chiefs, the Southern Kings are now left to face two New Zealand giants in New Zealand over the coarse of the next two weeks. Seven time Super Rugby champions Crusaders and the 2015 runners-up Hurricanes will be looking forward to hosting the Kings in anticipation of picking up maximum points against the visitors. […]
Southern Kings team bolstered for Chiefs
8 Mar 16 16:22 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 24 Comments
Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids has made a few changes to his side that lost 8 – 42 to the Cell C Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium a fortnight ago. […]
Kings trial for Jaco
26 Jan 16 10:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Sharks utility back Jaco van Tonder (another who has been told that he won’t feature for the team in Super Rugby this season) has been offered a trial run with the Kings. […]
SARU are sending reinforcements
24 Nov 15 18:20 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 124 Comments
Hi Sharks fans. So the Kings saga continues to dominate the headlines, with player ‘recruitment’ for the Kings’ cause the new talking point. […]
Cooper call-up mystifies pundits
5 May 15 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
The decision to call up Kyle Cooper as tour group replacement for the injured Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach is confusing indeed. In a season where not much is going right for the franchise and embattled coach Gary Gold, this kind of decision only serves to further infuriate those observers hoping beyond hope for some evidence of a plan. […]
Marais blow ahead of tour
22 Apr 15 06:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 129 Comments
This has yet to be confirmed by any official sources at the Sharks, but we have it on good authority that fullback SP Marais will not be available to tour with the team due to a knee injury sustained against the Bulls on Saturday. […]
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 open in style
23 Mar 15 07:00 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 8 Comments
The Sharks XV took on the Border Bulldogs in the Vodacom Cup at Kings Park on Saturday, and with a team filled with Currie Cup and some Super Rugby experience ran in a overwhelming 53 – 0 victory, scoring 7 tries. […]
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 – yes, no, maybe?
10 Sep 14 15:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 54 Comments
The Sharks have made a fair few changes to their match 22 for this weekend’s outing against the Cheetahs. While many will argue that change is indeed needed after a poor outing against Griquas, there are always pro’s and cons to this sort of selection decision. […]
Sharks named for Griquas clash
4 Sep 14 11:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 57 Comments
Wiehan Hay earns a first start for the Cell C Sharks at lock as they take on the GWk Griquas in Durban this weekend. […]
Everitt praises Pumas defence
19 Aug 14 15:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
We caught up with Cell C Sharks backline coach Sean Everitt after this weekend’s bonus point win against the Pumas at Kings Park, and put some questions to him. […]
Botes leads Sharks XV’s Bay raid
3 Jul 14 16:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
Sharks XV coaches Brad Macleod-Henderson and Deon Kayser have picked what in some way resembles a shadow Currie Cup XV for tomorrow evening’s friendly against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth. Jacques Botes captains the side from the back of the scrum, a role he may well reprise come Currie Cup time. […]
Further injury blow for Sharks
6 May 14 13:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
The Sharks have suffered a second major injury blow on their Antipodean tour, with Fred Zeilinga forced to return home due to a recurrence of the hamstring strain he sustained against the Lions in Johannesburg a month ago. […]