There really wasn’t a lot to get excited about this weekend if you’re a Sharks fan, with the Bulls enjoying somewhat of a mini renaissance and beating our team twice in the two fixtures played. […]
Posts tagged with: Quarter Finals
Bloody awful weekend
3 Jul 17 10:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 110 Comments
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. […]
Confirmed: 45 is the magic number
17 Feb 17 11:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
I’ve been wondering a little about the exact, official size of a Super Rugby squad, given that the various South African franchise teams seem to vary a little in terms of the numbers named in their final squads. I took the question to SANZAAR for clarification. […]
One awful game doth not a season make
25 Jul 16 09:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 128 Comments
You guys know that I occasionally can’t resist quoting song lyrics in these posts, right? How about a little Rod Stewart today? It goes “I don’t wanna talk about it – how you broke my heart…” […]
Lest we forget
11 Jul 16 06:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 118 Comments
The Sharks, having beaten the Cheetahs at the weekend, are now poised for quarter-final qualification in this year’s Super Rugby series, with just a win over the Sunwolves this weekend standing between them and a spot in the last 8 as the African conference wildcard entry. […]
All Blacks lose two for opening rounds
30 Aug 11 09:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
It seems the Tri Nations loss to Australia on Saturday is not only a blow to the All Blacks mentally, but they have also lost two players to injury, of which they will only recover later in the tournament. […]
S15 Qualifier – Crusaders vs Sharks
25 Jun 11 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 373 Comments
The big one is upon us. The Sharks face the Crusaders to book a place in the semi finals next weekend, a game that a lot of people have already written them off in. But this game is 80 minutes long, and as long as the Sharks give their utmost best, they will give the Crusaders a good run for their money. […]
S15 Qualifier – Blues vs Waratahs
24 Jun 11 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 102 Comments
The first of two Super Rugby semi-final qualifiers takes place this morning when the Blues take on the Waratahs at Eden Park, a ground where the Blues have a decent record against their Aussie counterparts. […]