Hearty congratulations are in order to two former Sharks coaches who have been appointed to international coaching roles. […]
Posts tagged with: John Plumtree
Former Sharks coaches on the move
3 Oct 17 13:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 91 Comments
Single change for Canes
5 May 16 09:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Chris Boyd and John Plumtree have named their Hurricanes side to face the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday afternoon, keeping faith in the vast majority of the starting side that dismantled the Lions at Ellis Park last weekend. […]
Keegan has plenty to add to the Sharks
2 Feb 16 13:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
On the surface of it, the Sharks’ decision to re-contract Keegan Daniel may appear a little strange, given the glut of quality loose forward options already available to Gary Gold for the 2016 Super Rugby season. I feel we need to look a little deeper though and acknowledge just how good this decision could be for the franchise at this stage. […]
What’s next for the Sharks
13 Oct 15 17:09 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 81 Comments
Reminiscing over the last few seasons it’s hard to believe how the Sharks got “worked” after they took “the drop” off the back of a very successful 2013 Currie Cup campaign. The Sharks decided to part ways with John Plumtree, who took them to two Currie Cup titles in 2008 and 2010, and appointed former Rugby World Cup winning coach Jake White to take them into a new chapter in Sharks Rugby in 2014. […]
How did we get here?
15 Sep 15 09:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 164 Comments
I’m going to do something a little different today. I ended up in an intriguing Twitter conversation yesterday with a follower who set out a very detailed timeline and analysis of the Sharks’ current situation. With his permission, I’m going to share that entire analysis here (collating no fewer than 17 tweets in the process) for you all to digest and discuss. Credit to Twitter user @Yonibass for these thoughts. […]
Pink ribbons and green armbands a poor subsitute
8 Sep 15 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 143 Comments
I note, with a sort of bitter-sweet emotion, that the Sharks will run out in a special jersey this weekend to commemorate 125 years of a proud tradition of rugby in the KwaZulu Natal province. As a passionate fan for all but the first 100 of those years, I have one very simple request to make to the team. […]
More change on the way
14 Jun 15 19:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
While we didn’t dwell too much on the story last week, preferring rather to get the Super Rugby campaign out of the way, the time is over-ripe to concentrate on some very important news to come out of Durban. […]
Time to settle
17 Feb 15 11:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 57 Comments
It’s Tuesday and in the absence of much news, it’s time for my weekly rant. It’s about the Sharks, of course and it’s about a couple of home truths that we all seem to have completely forgotten in the light of some ultimately meaningless pre-season “good news”. […]
S’bura’s big push
9 Oct 14 09:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
If reports are to be believed (and common sense to prevail) then it seems as though the Sharks will ask S’bura Sithole to step once more in the Sharks number 13 jersey. Despite some impressive performances in that position, Sithole, it seems, has never quite managed to convince the brains trust that he should be an automatic selection there, but will have the opportunity over the next few weeks to do exactly that. […]
Sharks cannot afford another false start
1 Oct 14 10:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
I work in a pretty high-paced and demanding industry, where coping with change is something you have to do on a daily basis. It’s never fun, it’s incredibly stressful and when you’re trying to do your best to provide good service to your customers, changes happening above your head within the organization can often prove an unnecessary distraction. Of these, a change of boss is definitely the most disruptive. […]
So many questions
29 Sep 14 14:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
Has the dust settled yet? Hell no, definitely not, but the news of Jake White’s immediate departure as Sharks Director of Rugby is now at least a few hours old and has had a chance to sink in just a little. […]
Robinson gone too?
23 Jun 14 09:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
According to French media reports, Sharks under 21 fullback Sean Robinson has opted to further his career with Racing Metro in Paris. […]
Former Sharks team reunites in Wellington
2 Jun 14 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
John Plumtree and his old mate Chris Boyd will coach the Hurricanes from 2015 onwards. […]
Kings bag Sharks pair
26 Mar 14 15:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Tim Whitehead and Hansie Graaff will turn out for the newly-promoted EP Kings in this year’s Currie Cup. […]
JP feeling the heat
18 Mar 14 14:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Sharksworld caught up with Sharks winger JP Pietersen for a quick chat in the week of what will surely be his 100th game for the team in Super Rugby, if he’s selected to play against the Bulls this weekend. […]