Posts tagged with: Mouritz Botha

Currie Cup squad update

30 Jul 15 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments

With a few movements, let’s re-publish the Currie Cup squad as we have it right now. […]

Sharks confirm two departures

27 Jul 15 18:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 59 Comments

The Sharks have confirmed that Mouritz Botha and Conrad Hoffmann have been granted releases and will not feature in the upcoming Currie Cup campaign. […]

Four internationals strengthen Sharks

12 Mar 15 09:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments

Gary Gold has made four changes to his starting pack for Saturday’s key clash against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, with a quartet of test-hardened forwards brought in to shore up the pack that creaked badly against the Stormers at Newlands. […]

Time to turn the screws

24 Feb 15 10:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments

The win over the Lions was wonderful for the Sharks and I’m sure, as fans, we are all still buzzing after the great wet weather performance that delivered a rather unexpected bonus point. For the Sharks team, though, those celebrations would have been over by Sunday already and all at Kings Park are already fully focused on the next challenge: Saturday’s trip to Loftus. […]

Clean bill of health for Sharks

23 Feb 15 10:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments

Gary Gold seems to have been dealt a near perfect hand, with the news that his squad appears to have come through Saturday’s rout of the Lions pretty much unscathed. […]

Changes as injuries bite

19 Feb 15 10:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 74 Comments

The Sharks have been forced into more changes than they would have liked for Saturday’s clash against the Lions, with two key players in Mouritz Botha and S’bura Sithole joining Beast Mtawarira on the injury list after the pair picked up knocks against the Cheetahs. […]

A long way back

12 Feb 15 15:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments

The Sharks team named to face the Cheetahs on Saturday contains an interesting mix of players, with a number of rather “senior” debutants in the mix. One player, in particular, will look at a rather unique record – that of the longest break between appearances in Super Rugby. […]

Cell C Sharks team announced

12 Feb 15 10:30 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 83 Comments

The Sharks have named a strong side for the match against the Cheetahs at Growthpoint Kings Park this Saturday. The side is very similar to the one that ran out against Toulon last week. Jannie du Plessis is the only change to the starting side, while Tera Mtembu returns after being withdrawn from the match late last week.
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Squad named for Toulon clash

30 Jan 15 09:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments

The Sharks have named a 26-man squad for the upcoming pre-season fixture against Toulon in France, without too many major surprises. […]

A Giant surprise

8 Jan 15 10:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 66 Comments

This post could be sub-titled “while you were sleeping”… because it seems that I missed a reasonably big piece of news regarding the Sharks over the Christmas break. […]