Benedict caught up with Renaldo Bothma for a few words. […]
Posts tagged with: Marco Wentzel
Catching up with Renaldo
Congrats Marco and Claire
Big congratulations today go to Sharks lock Marco Wentzel and bride-to-be Claire Wiese on their engagement, announced today. […]
SARU are sending reinforcements
Hi Sharks fans. So the Kings saga continues to dominate the headlines, with player ‘recruitment’ for the Kings’ cause the new talking point. […]
When the beautiful game turns ugly
While we’ve talked a fair bit – rather enthusiastically, for the most part – about an exciting squad that’s being assembled for Super Rugby by the Sharks, I don’t think it’s right or fair to gloss over the ugly reality that a number of players who have worn the black and white proudly in recent times have been shown the door at the same time. […]
The captaincy conundrum
A few eager souls have started discussing the thorny issue of captaincy for the 2016 season already, so I thought that a quiet Friday would be the perfect time to weigh in with my own opinion. Few would argue that the Sharks – particularly in Super Rugby – have battled in this area of late and it’s one where a genuine, long term solution needs to be found. […]
Captain Planet returns for Griquas clash
Gary Gold has made just three changes (two positional) to his pack for Saturday’s must-win clash against Griquas in Kimberley. […]
Rest for Marco as Bulls loom large
Sharks Director of Rugby Gary Gold has made a somewhat unusual selection call this week, resting captain Marco Wentzel for Friday night’s must-win Currie Cup clash against the Bulls. With the veteran lock having played 80 minutes every week so far, it’s not unexpected that he’d need a bit of a breather, but the timing can perhaps be questioned, given the critical nature of this match. […]
Currie Cup 2015: Sharks v Western Province
This big coastal derby takes place at Kings Park today. […]
Sharks win in the Bay
The Sharks were forced to dig deep to record a 24-20 win against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth this evening. […]
Currie Cup 2015: EP Kings v Sharks
The Sharks simply have to win in PE today. Can they do the business? […]
Two rounds in and where do we stand?
I’ve been to-ing and fro-ing regarding the publication of player ratings articles for this Currie Cup. They’re generally well received by readers as an easily-digestible snippet of opinion as to how individuals performed in a given game, but have also proved to be unpopular in certain quarters, since it is hard to accurately represent all the nuances of a particular performance in a simple (and often arbitrary) numerical score. […]
Sharks take the points
The Sharks picked up a vital bonus-point Currie Cup win against the EP Kings in Durban on Saturday afternoon, in a game that was at times even closer than the 33-25 scoreline would suggest. […]
Huge experience boost for Sharks
The addition of just two players – Odwa Ndungane and Jean Deysel – has significantly raised the aggregate Currie Cup cap count for the Sharks ahead of Saturday’s game against EP in Durban. […]
Deysel returns to Sharks starting lineup
Gary Gold has named his team to face the EP Kings at Kings Park in Saturday’s Currie Cup clash, with injury necessitating wholesale changes to his pack. […]
Saluting some bold selections
I think I speak for just about everyone here when I say that the Sharks team selected for tomorrow night’s Currie Cup opener certainly has raised the excitement levels. With a decent mix of expected selections and a few genuine surprises, there’s a definite sense that we could see something rather special from the Sharks this campaign. […]