Super Rugby is a funny old thing and with games tending to throw up high scores on occasion, it’s easy to overlook performance that don’t quite set any records, but are phenomenal all the same by any objective assessment. […]
Posts tagged with: Record
A truly special performance
3 Apr 18 10:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
Super Rugby 2017: Reds v Sharks
24 Feb 17 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 137 Comments
Suncorp Stadium, on the banks of the Brisbane River, is the scene for today’s showdown between the resurgent Reds and the plucky young Sharks. […]
80 up for Beast
26 Aug 16 09:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
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. […]
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. […]
Back to basics: Secure the fortress
9 Sep 15 09:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 138 Comments
A good friend whose opinion on rugby I value highly laid out a few home truths to me regarding the Sharks. I’ve been mulling over some of these thoughts for the past few days and feel ready to turn them into some hard advice for our struggling team – for what that’s worth. […]
Pink ribbons and green armbands a poor subsitute
8 Sep 15 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 143 Comments
I note, with a sort of bitter-sweet emotion, that the Sharks will run out in a special jersey this weekend to commemorate 125 years of a proud tradition of rugby in the KwaZulu Natal province. As a passionate fan for all but the first 100 of those years, I have one very simple request to make to the team. […]
History: Springboks vs Italy
21 Nov 14 13:20 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 13 Comments
After a 31 – 28 win against England last week, the Springboks will face Italy at the Stadio Euganeo in Padua on Saturday afternoon. […]
Honouring a legend #JB270
29 Sep 14 10:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Friday night will be a special night at the Shark Tank and we urge all fans to get down to Growthpoint Kings Park, if they can, to see a true legend take the hallowed turf in black and white – possibly for the last time. […]
Botes milestone underlines experience chasm
28 Aug 14 11:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Three cheers for Jacques Botes, who earns a 150th career cap in Currie Cup this weekend. Any who doubt the value that such experience brings to the Sharks team in this 2014 campaign only needs to cast an eye over the cap tallies of the other members of the team to realise just how important Botes (and a handful of others) are to the cause. […]
Botes re-credited with his own record
15 Aug 14 10:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Sharks flanker Jacques Botes earns an incredible 121st Currie Cup cap for the province tonight, but astute fans won’t be buying into too much of the hype doing the rounds about any record to be broken. […]
Trusting Jake
4 Jun 14 09:34 by Udo Lütge (pastorshark) | 43 Comments
Jake White is a top coach and worthy of our trust. Perhaps after the debacle of last weekend that should read: “and STILL worthy of our trust.” […]
Gutsy Sharks dig deep in Christchurch
17 May 14 11:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 168 Comments
The Sharks have overcome the early loss of Jean Deysel to a red card, to record a first ever win in Christchurch, beating the Crusaders by 30 points to 25. […]
Scrum! Scrum! Scrum!
16 May 14 12:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
The Sharks have picked something of a behemoth pack for tomorrow’s Christchurch encounter – one that is starting to resemble mission:impossible given not only current form, but also historical results between these two teams. […]
Head to head: Sharks v Highlanders
24 Apr 14 10:11 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 17 Comments
The Highlanders will face The Cell C Sharks in their first tour match in South Africa on Friday night at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban. […]
And the try goes to…. Marcell Coetzee!
31 Mar 14 11:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
After some enjoyable morning banter (not to mention plenty of painstaking analysis of very poor video footage) we are in agreement. The Sharks’ first try on Saturday was scored by none other than Marcell Coetzee! […]