I wonder how many of you will remember Siseko Jafta, the promising Sharks and Junior bok flanker who was forced to retire prematurely some years back due to a neck injury? Well, the good news is that the Sharks have looked after him and helped him forge an off-field career, culminating in today’s awesome news that he’s the new General Manager for the union’s amateur arm. […]
Posts tagged with: Promotion
Big step up for Jafts
25 Oct 16 12:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 48 Comments
Impi slain by assegai from behind
6 Apr 16 09:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments
“Ubani benagathintu amabubhesi? Who here can touch the lions?” That’s how the song goes. After going through an almost flawless Varsity Shield campaign in 2016, UKZN Impi have learned the answer to that question, with tournament organisers finding them guilty of a player eligibility breach and docking an astonishing 12 log points after the fact. For Impi, in other words, there will be no final this year and more importantly, no chance of a promotion play-off against a UCT Ikeys side that would be unlikely to stand a chance against them this year. […]
Impi pipped at the post
29 Mar 16 09:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
Wits beat UWC by 60 points to 13 in yesterday’s final Varsity Shield round robin match, in the process sewing up top spot on the competition log and most importantly, gaining automatic promotion to next year’s Varsity Cup competition. […]
Impi bounce back in style
22 Mar 16 08:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Facing an uphill struggle to obtain promotion to the Varsity Cup next year (after an unexpected setback against UWC on Saturday), Michael Horak’s UKZN Impi side showed tremendous composure in dispatching Fort Hare yesterday 97-0, in a 14-try drubbing. […]
Impi you beauties!
14 Mar 16 14:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
Michael Horak and the UKZN Impi team have taken another huge step towards Varsity Cup promotion in defeating nearest rivals Wits 26-21 in Johannesburg. […]
14-man Impi claim second Shield win
10 Feb 16 10:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 69 Comments
Michael Horak’s UKZN Impi team did was what required of them, recovering from a shock red card to centre Marius Louw to record a 24-13 away win over UWC in the second match of their Varsity Shield campaign on Monday. […]
Strong Impi to take on Wits this evening
1 Feb 16 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
Varsity Shield is back, with Michael Horak’s UKZN Impi kicking off their title defence against arch-rivals Wits in Pietermaritzburg at 16h45 today. […]
Build or buy?
12 May 15 11:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 180 Comments
It’s 2015, it’s a World Cup year and the Sharks have a lot of senior players in their squad. I don’t think I’d be revealing any state secrets or shocking any of you with truly unexpected news if I pointed out that we should probably expect a few of them to move on from Durban at the end of the season. […]
Varsity Shield Final: CUT Ixias v UKZN Impi
31 Mar 14 14:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 134 Comments
The day has finally dawned – a KZN side has a realistic shot at Varsity Cup promotion! […]
Catching up with Louis Ludik
20 Mar 14 10:32 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 9 Comments
Our man Benedict caught up with former Sharks Louis Ludik for a quick chat about life in the French leagues. […]
SARU approves 8-team Currie Cup
13 Feb 14 13:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments
It’s taken about 37 attempts (at latest count) but a SARU Special General Council finally agreed today to extend the Currie Cup Premier Division to eight teams this year, up from six. […]
Eight team Currie Cup dream still alive
9 Oct 13 10:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
The Kings and Pumas’ dream of both playing in the Currie Cup next year, guaranteed without the need of a promotion / relegation match, is still a possibility. […]
Currie Cup expansion gets red light
1 Oct 13 09:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
The EP Kings will face another year of First Division Currie Cup rugby in 2014, with SARU’s General Council yesterday voting against expansion of the Premier Division. […]
The new Super Rugby: 2016 and onwards
27 Aug 13 12:41 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 12 Comments
Reading the comments on Sharksworld and based on my own opinion Super Rugby is not so super anymore! It would seem that SANZAR missed the plot when they moved away from the Super 14, with some even arguing that they shouldn’t have moved away from Super 12! […]
Local is lekka!
26 Aug 13 09:28 by (rumblo) | 5 Comments
I for one would be quite livid if there was a reasonable expectation for promotion from my employers and that trust was broken. I would also consider other offers from rival companies. […]