As I’m sure many will be aware, there’s been a bit of a media war-of-words developing over the last few days, regarding Robert du Preez’s decision to not select Bok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle for the Currie Cup semi-final and final. […]
Posts tagged with: Leadership
Ugly spat over semi-final selection takes gloss off a fine campaign
7 Nov 17 10:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 95 Comments
Kings, Cheetahs to embrace other playing opportunities
7 Jul 17 10:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
The open secret had been confirmed and when SA Rugby’s Special General Meeting take place in Cape Town today, it will be announced that the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will not participate in Super Rugby from 2018. […]
Breakdown intensity pleases du Preez
7 Mar 17 12:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
“Things we wanted to concentrate on were our reaction to the breakdown situations, which was much better this week, our exits were better and we got the bulk of the possession, which helped,” is the somewhat understated reaction of sharks coach Robert du Preez after his charges turned in a significantly better performance against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday. Early days yet, but I’m sure Rob must be very pleased with the way his charges reacted to some stinging criticism of their first-round malaise in Brisbane. […]
Pat confirmed Sharks captain
24 Jan 17 10:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
The Sharks have just announced that Pat Lambie will captain the side during 2017’s Super Rugby campaign. […]
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. […]
Time to regroup
14 Sep 16 09:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 59 Comments
With the Sharks having picked up just a single log point from their last two games, 2016’s Currie Cup campaign has started to go alarmingly pear-shaped. Saturday’s game against the EP Kings in Durban represents a chance to pick up some much-needed points and get things moving in the right direction again, but the climb from here is a steep one, given the mounting injury toll. […]
Toetie, A victim of circumstance or just plain unlucky?
9 Sep 16 10:34 by Henko Pienaar (Mutley) | 25 Comments
Most people will not agree with me, but I think Allister Coetzee is a good coach, he is one dimensional in his approach, but with the right players his approach wins games. Whether he is the right person for the Bok job is still a question, but he has certainly achieved enough to warrant his selection. […]
Something old and something new
8 Aug 16 13:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The term “blend of youth and experience” has become something of a cliche in rugby circles, but I feel that a good balance in the Sharks team this Currie Cup season could lead to success. […]
Teichmann starts 2 August
20 Jul 16 13:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
Gary Teichmann will take over as Sharks CEO on 2 August, rather than at the end of October as was originally thought. […]
Sharks 10s team make us proud…
21 Jun 16 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
A big well done to Ryan Strudwick, AB Zondagh, Jean Deysel and the rest of the Sharks Invitational side that played in this weekend’s World Cub 10s tournament in Mauritius. […]
Sharks eye potential Moses Mabhida move in 2017
22 Apr 16 17:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 106 Comments
The Sharks have issued a press release concerning a process of talks with the City of Durban, relating to a possible stadium move. The release is as follows: […]
Catching up with Renaldo
6 Apr 16 16:02 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 6 Comments
Benedict caught up with Renaldo Bothma for a few words. […]
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. […]
Venter to captain Cheetahs
11 Jan 16 11:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
The Cheetahs announced yesterday that former Bulls and Junior Bok center Francois Venter will be their Super Rugby captain this year. […]
It’s Thursday…
10 Dec 15 10:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
It’s a hard time of year to keep writing, given that there’s not really much going on in the rugby world (aside from the Kings mess). I thought I’d take the opportunity to do a quick “editorial style” piece to share a few thoughts with all of you. I promise, things will get better in February! […]