Big congratulations to one of Natal rugby’s favourite sons, big Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira. When he runs out onto the pitch in Salta on Saturday, wearing his familiar number 1 jersey for the Springboks, Beast will become the joint most-capped prop ever for the national team. […]
Posts tagged with: Prop
80 up for Beast
26 Aug 16 09:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Former KZN Craven Week prop is Kings’ 23rd
24 Feb 16 10:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Kings coach Deon Davids has included unknown 25-year-old tighthead Louis Albertse on his bench for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Sharks. When the team was named yesterday, the number 18 jersey was inhabited by “AN Other” – the last minute reshuffle, we understand, is the result of a lingering concussion to first-choice 3 Jacobie Adriaanse. […]
Junior Bok Jenkinson to aid Sharks
12 Aug 15 11:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
The Sharks have called in Leopards prop John-Roy Jenkinson to provide cover at tight head prop for the remainder of the Currie Cup campaign. […]
Sharks in strange Grid-Iron twist
3 Aug 15 10:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 147 Comments
A very strange strange indeed broke late on Friday, with the news that former North Carolina NFL running back Taylor Gentry is on his way to Durban, to join the Sharks for a 3-month trial. […]
Another new face
10 Jul 15 12:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Yet another new prop was spotted training with the Sharks Currie Cup group yesterday, although it’s not clear whether he’ll still be in the mix come final squad selection time. […]
New prop has neck op
30 Jun 15 09:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 83 Comments
Word from the Bok camp regarding the fitness of new signing Coenie Oosthuizen is not promising, with team doctor Craig Roberts confirming that the big prop has had to undergo an operation to correct a bulging disc in his neck. […]
Sharks sign Coenie Oosthuizen
26 Jun 15 12:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 64 Comments
The Sharks have just announced the signing of Coenie Oosthuizen from the Cheetahs. […]
Props to rest?
8 Apr 15 14:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
It’s not something you really want to be reminded of, of course, but SARU’s player management agreement hasn’t gone away and hte Sharks do still have a few Springboks in their midst who are neither suspended nor injured at present. […]
How did we get here?
11 Mar 15 15:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
It seems just about everybody has a Sharks tighthead these days…. well, except for the Sharks, that is. […]
Dreyer gets Bok nod
17 Nov 14 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
Lions prop Ruan Dreyer has been called up to join the Springboks, as injury cover ahead of their two remaining end-of-year tests against Italy and Wales. […]
ABSA Currie Cup: Cheetahs v Sharks
13 Sep 14 14:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 322 Comments
Today’s match is in Bloemfontein, where the Cheetahs and Sharks will look to bounce back after losing at home in their respective fixtures last week. […]
The scrums are not the issue
8 Sep 14 16:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
I note with some dismay that Sharks coach Brad Macleod-Henderson has identified scrums as an area of weakness for the team – and one that needs to be worked on ahead of this weekend’s trip to Bloemfontein. […]
More depth waltzes out of the Tank
26 Aug 14 11:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
Reports in the Afrikaans dailies suggest another Sharks prop is set to leave the union, with Danie Mienie opting to join Griquas at the end of the season. […]
Injury drama for Duncan
19 Aug 14 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan is likely to have to make some interesting selection decisions for this weekend’s Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban, with injuries sustained against Griquas cutting a swathe through his already rather thin squad. […]
Du Toit creates front row conundrum
23 Jul 14 09:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 87 Comments
While the rise of Thomas du Toit over the last few weeks has been an absolute godsend for the Sharks given injuries to Beast Mtawarira and (briefly) Dale Chadwick, ensuring that he continues to enjoy opportunities to develop as a senior player might prove a little trickier in the months to come. […]