It’s now the third week of their campaign and the easy ride for the Sharks under 21 side comes to an end. Having banked decent bonus-point wins against the Kings and Leopard in their first two games, this week it’s the mighty (and table-topping) Bulls that lie in wait for Paul Anthony’s side. […]
Posts tagged with: Paul Anthony
Big ask for under 21s
14 Sep 17 15:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Benhard to spearhead under 21 challenge
7 Sep 17 10:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Paul Anthony’s Sharks under 21 team will look to build on their good start last week when they face the Leopards at Kings Park on Saturday. […]
Young Sharks take a pounding
23 Jul 17 17:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Caretaker Currie Cup coach Paul Anthony was brave in defeat on Friday night and managed to take a number of positives out of his side’s 48-12 defeat at the hands of the reigning champion Cheetahs in round 1. SA Rugby’s somewhat bizarre decision to overlap these opening Currie Cup rounds with the Super Rugby finals series was always going to put sides like the Sharks and Lions at a disadvantage and this indeed proved the case, to nobody’s great surprise. […]
Daniel leads Sharks in Currie Cup opener
19 Jul 17 12:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
There will be plenty of new faces on show when the Sharks take on the Cheetahs in Friday night’s Currie Cup opener, although the veteran pair of Keegan Daniel (captain) and Odwa Ndungane will be there too to lend some experience and continuity to an otherwise very young squad. […]
A challenge of epic proportions
14 Jul 17 09:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
Here’s a little fly in the ointment – has anyone else noticed that the Sharks’ opening Currie Cup game, against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, takes place next Friday night? […]
Massive quarter-final challenge
30 Jun 17 12:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
The rugby gods giveth and those same gods taketh away and Sharks XV coach Paul Anthony will certainly feel that he’s being made to pay a heavy price for last week’s bounty. Gone are any vestiges of Super Rugby experience from the team named to face the Blue Bulls in Sunday’s SuperSport Challenge quarterfinal and with injury further adding to selection woes, Anthony has been forced to name a very inexperienced side indeed. […]
Big guns fire for Sharks XV
26 Jun 17 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
The Sharks XV (a Super Rugby side in all but name last week) recorded a big 52-10 win over Free State in their final SuperSport Challenge round robin match on Friday. Paul Anthony’s team clicked early and often, scoring eight tries in a victory that secured a knockout place. […]
Sharks XV to take no chances
22 Jun 17 10:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
It seems the Sharks are bored of the international break already and will take advantage of any opportunity to get onto the pitch. Friday afternoon’s must-win Supersport Challenge match against at Free State thus could not come at a better time. […]
Leopards double just the tonic for Sharks XV
12 Jun 17 11:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Andre Esterhuizen scored two first half tries to help the Sharks XV to a vital away victory over the Leopards – their second over these foes in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this year. […]
Big Andre back in action
8 Jun 17 11:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Paul Anthony’s Sharks XV head to Potchefstroom this weekend to play a must-win SuperSport Rugby challenge fixture against the Leopards, bolstered by the inclusion of regular Super Rugby centre Andre Esterhuizen. […]
Cheetahs setback for Sharks XV
22 May 17 08:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The Sharks XV suffered an agonising last-second loss to the Cheetahs in Ballito on Saturday in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, with the visitors nailing a penalty on the final hooter to claim a 19-21 victory. […]
Big win for Sharks XV
16 May 17 09:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
The Sharks XV continue to make progress on the SuperSport Challenge Central Section log, with an impressive 32-5 victory over the previously undefeated Leopards at the weekend moving them up into third spot. […]
Poor start for the XV
25 Apr 17 07:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
It wasn’t only the Sharks Super Rugby team that put in a disappointing effort on Saturday – earlier in the day, the Sharks XV went down heavily against Griquas in the first fixture of the new SuperSport Rugby Challenge competition. […]
Exciting team for Griquas clash
20 Apr 17 09:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments
The revised Currie Cup Qualification Series, now called the Supersport Rugby Challenge gets underway this weekend, with the Sharks hosting Griquas in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash against the Rebels. […]
Super pack for Sharks XV
7 Apr 17 09:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Odwa Ndungane captains a very experienced Sharks XV outfit in a friendly against the Pumas this afternoon. […]