It’s been confirmed that Sharks flanker Jean-Luc du Preez suffered an ankle fracture during the first half of Saturday’s Currie Cup Final and will thus be out of action for several months. […]
Posts tagged with: Loose Forwards
Unlucky break for Jean-Luc
31 Oct 17 10:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Bok balancing act
9 Oct 17 11:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
After the unexpected excitement of Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale, all eyes are back on the Currie Cup with an absolutely crucial weekend of clashes lined up. Adding further spice is the fact that a number of non-contracted Springbok squad members will be available to their respective provincial coaches, leading to much soul-searching and anguish as those wise men attempt to find the ideal balance between picking a full strength side and disrupting whatever continuity they’ve built to date. […]
Sharks name 25 for Singapore
15 May 17 14:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
A 25-man Sharks squad left for Singapore today, missing a number of key players who picked up injuries against the Kings. […]
Tecklenburg drops retirement bombshell
24 Jan 17 10:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
The Lions have announced that, in a rather shocking development, loose forward Warwick Tecklenburg has retired from rugby with immediate effect. […]
Eben coming home
22 Nov 16 08:51 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
Eben Etzebeth, who missed last weekend’s humiliation due to concussion, will take no further part in the tour and will be returning home. […]
Kriel misses out on EOYT, Carr his replacement (UPDATED)
27 Oct 16 14:23 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 33 Comments
Jaco Kriel has been ruled out of the Springboks End of Year Tour after an injury sustained playing in Japan this past weekend. […]
Are we looking in the wrong place?
21 Apr 16 12:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 118 Comments
A fair few column inches have already been devoted to the Sharks’ search for “balance” in their game, with pundits and scribes alike bemoaning a supposed over-reliance on defence at the expense of attack. While I feel this is a handy and perhaps rather obvious stick with which to beat the team, I wonder if the attacking woes this year might not have a far simpler explanation. […]
Bothma to join Bulls
21 Mar 16 10:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 142 Comments
Morning media reports appear to confirm a story we heard on Friday; Renaldo Bothma is set to join the Bulls on a long term deal and could be available to them for Super Rugby duty in a week or so. […]
Wipe up the milk, there’s rugby to play
17 Feb 16 10:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 153 Comments
While yesterday’s injury report from Doc Kourie seems to be causing a number of media houses to once again re-evaluate their Super Rugby predictions (they had, after all, decided to hastily install the Sharks as conference favourites after the French games), the news contained therein is not really new to most of us here. As the old proverb goes, there’s no use crying over spilt milk and in the case of Pat Lambie, in particular, we’ve known for some time already that we were going to have to make do without him for a reasonable chunk of the season. […]
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. […]
Springbok squad announced
28 Aug 15 18:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 159 Comments
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup to be held in England and Wales, kicking off in three weeks’ time. The squad has it’s talking points, much of which were discussed before the announcement already. […]
Significant win for under 21s
24 Aug 15 10:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Big congratulations to Marius Louw and the Sharks under 21 side for grinding out a massively important 20-19 win over the table-topping Lion on Saturday afternoon. […]
Sharks save their worst for last
22 Aug 15 18:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 96 Comments
A game Sharks team gave their fans hope for 60 minutes of today’s Currie Cup clash against the Lions at Kings Park, defending with passion to eke out a 16-10 lead, only to conceded three late tries to hand their visitors a 31-16 bonus point win. […]
Forward mobility the key to excitement?
2 Jul 15 11:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 51 Comments
At yesterday’s pre-Currie Cup press conference, Gary Gold spoke of the depth available to him and expressed his confidence in the squad he has, despite the usual player losses to the Springbok cause. In particular, he dived into one particular aspect – that of mobility amongst the pack – that warrants further discussion. […]
Kings to face Sharks XV
6 May 15 11:50 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 11 Comments
The Eastern Province Kings have made slight changes to their side which thrashed Boland 44 – 10, as they are set to face the Sharks XV in their last Vodacom Cup match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. […]