Sharks fans in general balk at the idea of positional player switches and from a historical point of view, with good reason. It’s driven players from the union and resulted in talent being underutilized. It’s prevented players from settling in a position and in some cases even closed the door on promising youngsters close to making the step up to the senior squad. It would of course be remiss not to acknowledge scenarios where players are experienced or competent in playing more than one position or the coach’s hand is forced, injury and lack of squad depth being the usual suspects in these cases. […]
Posts tagged with: Sbura Sithole
Mastering the positional shuffle
14 Apr 14 11:24 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 16 Comments
Sharks unchanged for Lions
10 Apr 14 08:14 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 50 Comments
The Sharks team to face the Lions has been announced, with no changes being made to the starting fifteen. […]
Super Rugby Team of the Round – round 5
18 Mar 14 13:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Let’s pick the best of the South Africans after the round 5 action. Let me know if you agree with these selections or not. […]
Sharks dig deep despite disruptions
18 Mar 14 10:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has praised his team for the manner in which they overcame disruptions during last week’s build-up to record an ultimately convincing win over former Super Rugby champions the Reds. […]
Jake’s first poser
12 Mar 14 11:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
One can argue that Jake White hasn’t really been tested too much so far this season, at least not when it comes to team selection. […]
Jake happy with Lions result
10 Feb 14 13:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has declared himself satisfied after Friday night’s 57-14 victory over a weakened Lions team, stating that several important boxes were ticked in the process. […]
Feeding Frenzy at Ellis Park
8 Feb 14 09:41 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 60 Comments
The writing was on the wall for this encounter when the hooter sounded for half-time with the Sharks having taken a comfortable 31 – 0 lead over the Lions. Any lingering doubts were erased by Jake White emptying his entire 11-man bench for the second half. The reinforcements, consisting of mainly under-studies, had their own point to prove however and would go on to score a further 26 points in the second half while conceding 14 to the Lions.
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Sharks to rotate one more time
24 Sep 13 10:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
According to the Sharks website, the rotation policy that has been employed thus far in the Currie Cup is set to be used again for Friday’s match against the Lions, before being shelved in favour of continuity ahead of the knock-outs. […]
Sharks braai challenge next week
20 Sep 13 14:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
To celebrate National Braai Day, and give shoppers a taste of their braaing skills, members of the Sharks Absa Currie Cup squad will be competing against each in a braai challenge at La Lucia Mall at 12h30 on Wednesday September 25 2013. […]
Strong Sharks to face Griquas in opener
7 Aug 13 09:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
Keegan Daniel will lead a Sharks team boasting a wealth of experience- along with a smattering of youth – in Friday night’s first Currie Cup clash against Griquas. […]
Another blow for S’bura – updated
5 Aug 13 09:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
We haven’t had a full injury report from the Sharks camp after Friday night’s warm-up game against the KZN All Stars; there is, however, one unfortunate causalty that we can report. […]
Sithole in, Ryan misses out
21 Jun 13 08:44 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
The South African Sevens squad to take part in the Sevens World Cup in Moscow has been announced, with Kyle Brown returning from injury to lead the team. Sharks eighthman Ryan Kankowski has not made the side, but teammate Sibusiso Sithole has been selected as part of the 12 man squad. […]
Last chance for Kanko and Co
10 Jun 13 14:07 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 22 Comments
Paul Treu has named his squad of 12 players that will battle it out at the Rome Sevens tournament this weekend. This tournament is the final batch of games before the World Cup Sevens tournament later in the month. […]
First step complete for Kanko
4 Jun 13 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
Rumours that Ryan Kankowski might play in the Sevens World Cup in Moscow were substantiated after the player was included in Paul Treu’s training squad ahead of the tournament. […]
S’bura set for Sevens stint?
3 Jun 13 11:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Brenden Nel, writing for SuperSport.com, reckons Ryan Kankowski may not be the only Sharks Super Rugby player in contention for the upcoming Sevens World Cup. […]