Our man Benedict grabbed a few minutes with former Sharks centre Riaan Swanepoel this week. […]
Posts tagged with: Riaan Swanepoel
Catching up with Swannie
30 Apr 14 09:03 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 14 Comments
Swannie on the move
1 Nov 11 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Former Sharks centre Riaan Swanepoel has moved on from French club Clermont and will play for Brive until the end of the French season. […]
Stefan fined by petty SANZAR
14 Jul 11 12:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 122 Comments
SANZAR have slapped Stefan Terblanche with a 2000 AUD fine for a tweet questioning the ruling that Riaan Swanepoel was not eligible to play for the Sharks in the Super Rugby match against the Crusaders earlier this year. […]
Plenty of confusion about Player 24
22 Jun 11 15:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments
The Sharks appear to have flummoxed virtually everybody in the process of finalising their 24-man tour squad. As reported yesterday, the initial confusion centred around the fact that Marcell Coetzee, a member of the Loftus match 22, had been replaced by Jacques Botes without John Plumtree mentioning the fact to the media at the morning press conference. […]
Player eligibility rules
22 Jun 11 10:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 151 Comments
There has been some talk this week about player eligibility and the like, with the Sharks having to get special dispensation to play Freddie Michalak against the Crusaders this weekend, while the Sharks have allegedly been told they are not allowed to play Riaan Swanepoel. […]
Update on the Swannie situation
9 Jun 11 07:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 68 Comments
It appears that Sharks center Riaan Swanepoel will only by joining French club Clermont on a short-term basis, to provide cover while their regular centres are on World Cup duty. […]
Swannie signs with Clermont
8 Jun 11 15:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 76 Comments
Sharks centre Riaan Swanepoel has signed with French side Clermont, according to the club’s website. […]
Looking ahead to Bloemfontein
1 Jun 11 15:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 89 Comments
According to reports, all is again well in the Sharks camp, with the gritty, yet important, win against the Waratahs doing much to revive flagging spirits and ease a little of the pressure brought on by the horrible loss against the Bulls. That performance saw the Sharks suddenly drop out of play-off contention for the first time this season, but their destiny is firmly back in their own hands again now. […]
Sykes also in doubt as Sharks nightmare worsens
25 May 11 07:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 35 Comments
Another day, another injury – at least that’s the way it seems in Super Rugby land at the moment. Sharks coach John Plumtree confirmed at a press conference yesterday that lock forward Steven Sykes is in doubt for this weekend’s game against the Waratahs, having injured an ankle against the Bulls. […]
Fixing the Sharks’ midfield
10 May 11 11:43 by Ben Venter (Ben) | 69 Comments
I think it has become more than obvious that we have some problems in our midfield. Meyer Bosmarn and Stefan Terblanche haven’t exactly set the world alight in the first 12 rounds of the Super rugby season. […]
Give Meyer a break
6 May 11 09:29 by Warren Smith (war1) | 81 Comments
It is fairly obvious that the Sharks have had problems with their midfield defense this season. I am not contending that and to be honest I don’t think anyone can contend that with any sort of merit. But it is perhaps not worthwhile criticising a player to the point of it getting personal. […]
Sharks XV will need to dig deep
4 May 11 06:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
You have to feel for the Sharks XV coaching staff, with a combination of player ineligibility and injuries to members of the Sharks squad complicating their selection process ahead of the most important game of the season – the Vodacom Cup semi-final against the Pampas XV in Potchefstroom on Friday afternoon. […]
Return of the DEYSELnator
31 Mar 11 12:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 94 Comments
Well, it seems that the Sharks have got very good at keeping secrets, even from me! Jean Deysel will make his long-awaited return to rugby tomorrow night as he’s named to play for the Sharks XV against Griquas in Kimberley. […]
Potgieter “touch and go” for Saturday
30 Mar 11 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 132 Comments
In a bit of welcome news for the Sharks, flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter has not yet been ruled out of this weekend’s must-win clash against the Stormers.The former Bulls pivot, himself brought into the site as cover for the injured Pat Lambie, limpe off against the Crusaders on Sunday with a calf injury and was initially in serious doubt for the round 7 clash at Kings Park. […]
Sharks XV name strong line up
23 Mar 11 20:39 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
With the Sharks choosing to come home before flying to London to face the Crusaders, and then opting to only take a 22 man squad to the UK, the Sharks XV coach Sean Everitt has a few extra players to select his team from for the game against the Griffons on Saturday. […]