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. […]
Posts tagged with: JC Astle
Du Preez makes four changes
17 Aug 16 14:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
No Lewies for Wellington trip
17 Aug 16 09:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
The Sharks team to play Boland on Friday will only be announced later today, but coach Rob du Preez has confirmed that he will take the opportunity to rotate and freshen up his pack a little – particularly given a run of four games against stronger opposition to come. […]
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. […]
Sharks lineout – hardly a train smash
29 Feb 16 13:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
I’ve been back and watched the weekend’s game a number of times over now, trying to form my own views about how various aspects of the play went down. While Kings number 5 JC Astle is rightfully being given a lot of praise for running the lineouts for his side, I do think some of the talk about how well he managed to disrupt the Sharks at this phase might be a little overblown. […]
Former KZN Craven Week prop is Kings’ 23rd
24 Feb 16 10:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Kings coach Deon Davids has included unknown 25-year-old tighthead Louis Albertse on his bench for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Sharks. When the team was named yesterday, the number 18 jersey was inhabited by “AN Other” – the last minute reshuffle, we understand, is the result of a lingering concussion to first-choice 3 Jacobie Adriaanse. […]
Southern Kings to face Cell C Sharks
23 Feb 16 15:45 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 36 Comments
Experienced lock Steven Sykes was named as captain of the Southern Kings for their opening round Super Rugby match against the Cell C Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this coming Saturday. […]
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. […]
Astle, Am secure Kings spots
22 Jan 16 17:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 34 Comments
Sharks players JC Astle and Lukhanyo Am will both represent the Kings in Super Rugby this year, having secured loan agreements with the Eastern Cape franchise. […]
Sharks change one for Bay clash
27 Aug 15 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
Gary Gold has largely kept faith in his starting fifteen for Saturday’s must-win Currie Cup clash against the Kings in PE. […]
Bothma signing adds huge value to Sharks
12 Nov 14 12:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
In adding another ball-carrying loose forward in Renaldo Bothma, the Sharks appear to have solved the vast majority of their forward concerns ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season. […]
Reinforcements arrive at just the right time
1 Oct 14 16:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
While the odds are definitely stacked against the Sharks, as they prepare to take on the rampant Golden Lions in Durban on Friday night, I do find it pleasing that a number of injured players are now making their way back into the selection frame, strengthening the squad nicely ahead of the upcoming knock-out phase. […]
Sharks player ratings v EP Kings
29 Sep 14 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
The Sharks picked up five invaluable logs points in Durban on Saturday afternoon in a 53-24 win over the Kings. Let’s take a closer look at the performances. […]
Blow to Loftus hopes as Lewies ruled out
18 Sep 14 11:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments
It seems I was a little premature in my hopes of the Sharks being able to enjoy rare continuity in the second row this week, with lock Stephan Lewies’s ongoing knee tendon issue ruling him out of action ahead of Saturday’s must-win clash at Loftus. […]
Heimar ruled out
11 Sep 14 14:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
The Sharks have revealed that center Heimar Williams, in his first Currie Cup start of the year, picked up a groin injury against Griquas on Saturday and is now likely to miss up to four weeks of action. […]
Further second row blow for Sharks
8 Sep 14 14:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
The bad news just keeps coming for the Sharks, with new lock Wiehan Hay’s Currie Cup debut against Griquas lasting just 35 minutes before the big man picked up a shoulder injury and had to be replaced. […]