There is no rest for the wicked as the Sharks continue their Super Rugby campaign against the Lions this Saturday, as coach Robert du Preez has included all of his Springboks for this encounter. […]
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Full strength Sharks for Lions
28 Jun 18 10:33 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 111 Comments
Jaguares extend unbeaten run against Sharks
28 May 18 08:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
The Jaguares beat the Sharks comprehensively in Argentina on Friday evening, consolidating their hold on second spot in the SA conference, and with only 6 points splitting them and the Lions, with a game in hand, things could get interesting after the International break. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Jaguares v Sharks
25 May 18 15:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 131 Comments
Mission Argentina: Get a win! Simple as that may sound, it’s exactly what the Sharks need. […]
Sharks unchanged for mission Argentina
23 May 18 16:26 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 49 Comments
An unchanged Sharks team will run onto Velez Sarfield on Friday evening to face the Jaguares, unbeaten on their recent four match tour to Australia and New Zealand and on a 5 match win streak. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Sharks v Chiefs
19 May 18 13:41 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 153 Comments
The Sharks are back at home to face the Chiefs this weekend, and we won’t know which team arrives until kick-off. What we do know is that the Chiefs are missing their All Blacks, and that should make the Sharks favourites for this clash. […]
Sharks change 3 for Chiefs clash
17 May 18 10:32 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 26 Comments
Coach Robert du Preez Snr has made three changes to the team that will face the Chiefs at Kings Park this weekend. […]
Super Rugby 2018: Bulls vs Sharks
12 May 18 13:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 122 Comments
The Sharks travel to Loftus to face the Bulls in a crunch match, the Bulls favourites to take this clash having beaten (or drawn with) the Sharks in the last 6 encounters. […]
Single change for Loftus clash
10 May 18 10:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 82 Comments
Sharks coach Robert du Preez Senior has made one injury enforced change to the team that played so well against the Highlanders last week, to do battle at Loftus against the Bulls. […]
Sharks show serious intent
7 May 18 08:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 75 Comments
I’m not sure if the Sharks were pumped by the revival of their favourite website Sharksworld, or whether something finally clicked, but the win over the Highlanders this weekend was definitely the best game of the season so far, probably the best under coach Rob du Preez […]
Super Rugby 2018: Sharks v Highlanders
5 May 18 14:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 113 Comments
The Highlanders are in town and face a rested Sharks team at Kings Park in a game that is a must win for the home team. […]
You can’t win without a pack
19 Mar 18 13:20 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 79 Comments
What was the old adage? The forwards decide who wins the game, the backs by how much? An oversimplification, perhaps, but until the Sharks forwards find their mojo this season, there’s going to be precious little for fans to celebrate in terms of wins. […]
Team rotated for Sunwolves clash
8 Mar 18 10:25 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 56 Comments
The Sharks play against the unfancied Sunwolves this weekend and coach Robert du Preez has taken the opportunity to rotate his players and in the process hand out two new caps. […]
Two starting debutants for Sharks
15 Feb 18 11:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 70 Comments
The Sharks go into Saturday’s Super Rugby opener against the Lions boasting just two new faces in the starting lineup, with flyhalf Robert du Preez and winger Makezole Mapimpi uncapped for the side at this level. […]
Rinse and repeat for Ellis Park?
5 Feb 18 12:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments
While there are still two weeks to go ahead of the Super Rugby opener against the Lions at Ellis Park on 17 February, Sharks coach Robert du Preez may just have found himself in a very fortunate position ahead of that game. On the back of two impressive pre-season wins, the former Bok scrumhalf could just be forgiven if his current thinking is to change absolutely nothing ahead of that first crunch clash. […]
Sharks confirm coverage, name team for Hong Kong
31 Jan 18 22:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 81 Comments
In two pieces of good news, the Sharks have both named a strong starting line-up for Saturday’s clash against Racing 92 in Hong Kong and also confirmed live streaming of the game via their Facebook page. Yay, say the fans! […]