Suoth Africa “A” flyhalf Francois Brummer has been included in the Pumas team for Friday night’s Currie Cup clash against the Sharks, the first time he will represent his new province after an unsettled few years on the provincial scene. […]
Posts tagged with: Lambert Groenewald
Brummer spearheads Puma attack
4 Aug 16 09:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Faf the Puma danger man
5 Aug 15 10:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk, impressive enough for the Lions in Super Rugby that he received a Bok training squad call-up, has been released to the Pumas and will start for them against the Sharks on Friday evening. […]
Helberg gets centre nod
19 Sep 13 11:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has opted to entrust former Bulls youngster (and cougar-bait) Deon Helberg with the vacant number 13 jersey for this week’s Currie Cup match, against the side he represented as a youngster. […]
Plenty changes for the Lions
5 Sep 13 12:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
The Lions team to face Griquas this weekend sees a few changes are injuries strike. […]
Lions freshen up for Province
27 Aug 13 12:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The return of Elton Jantjies to the starting lineup – and Andries Coetzee to the match 22 – are the main developments for the Lions this week, as they prepare to face Western Province on Friday night. […]
Another “local” to face Sharks
13 Aug 13 15:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments
Last week it was Howard Mnisi who returned to the Shark tank – in opposition colours – to terrorise his former teammates in midfield. This time around, another local boy will be asked to do the same for the Lions. […]
Meyer back at Ellis Park
7 Aug 13 12:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
Journeyman scrumhalf Tian Meyer, having come within a whisker of making the Sharks Currie Cup squad, has seemingly returned to Johannesburg and will sit on the bench for the Lions this weekend, after an unprecedented injury crisis has decimated their scrumhalf ranks. […]
First Griquas start for Gouws
11 Jul 13 10:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Sharks XV fullback Gouws Prinsloo will want to make a strong claim for the Griquas number 15 jersey ahead of the Currie cup season, as he’s named to start in that position for his new side, against the Lions this weekend. […]
Lambert to face former team mates
20 Jun 13 09:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Anyone remember Lambert Groenewald? The big flanker was a stalwart for the Sharks at age-group level, before being mysteriously cut from the senior ranks after a solitary Super Rugby appearance, back in 2011. […]
Rovers vs Collegians – Battle Royale
27 May 11 09:56 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 29 Comments
Tonight there is a massive game in Durban as National Club Champions Jonsson College Rovers take on rivals Acer Durban Collegians in a KZN Fidelity Security Premier Division match, where Rovers will look to extend an amazing streak of victories. […]
Sharks XV prime to proceed to semi’s
28 Apr 11 10:25 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 52 Comments
The curtain raiser to the big coastal derby on Saturday is a rather important affair s the Vodacom Cup heads into its business end with the quarter finals being played this weekend. The Sharks XV face off against the Western Province team in what should be a cracking game. […]
Staking a claim
15 Mar 11 20:38 by Warren Smith (war1) | 15 Comments
The Vodacom cup has almost always been hailed as a competition in which the younger players will come through and make a push for inclusion in the Currie Cup later in the season and possibly even a place in the Super rugby squad of their union. […]
Sharks XV show continuity
10 Mar 11 16:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
Sean Everitt has kept his Sharks XV side largely the same for this weekend’s game against the Valke in Margate, with only three changes (one positional) to the starting fifteen, as a result of various player call-ups. […]
De Kock double does the trick
7 Mar 11 07:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
The Sharks XV had to dig deep to grind out a scrappy 25-5 win over the Welwitchias in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. While the game itself was little to write home about, the 4-try win away from home, including another brace from fullback Kobus de Kock, sees Sean Everitt’s side move to the top of the Vodacom Cup South Section log after two rounds. […]
Sharks XV team for Welwitschias clash
3 Mar 11 10:56 by Warren Smith (war1) | 28 Comments
Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has named his squad for the away match to Windhoek to face the Welwitschias. Super rugby call ups and players returning from injury mean that there are a few changes to the team which beat the Blue Bulls in the first round. […]