Tomorrow afternoon at Newlands sees a titanic struggle take place between two of Super Rugby’s early pacesetters, the Stormers and the Sharks. With both sides unbeaten in two starts and on top of their respective conference tables, one could rightly say this clash should showcase the strength of South African rugby (even though the Lions deserve to be very much lumped in the same category this year). […]
Posts tagged with: Selections
Stormers v Sharks: previewing a classic clash
11 Mar 16 11:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
New year, new matches and a lot of questions
26 Feb 16 10:17 by HB Botha (HB) | 8 Comments
So here we are, less than a couple of hours away from the kick off, which will be the inaugural Super 18! […]
Saluting some bold selections
6 Aug 15 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
I think I speak for just about everyone here when I say that the Sharks team selected for tomorrow night’s Currie Cup opener certainly has raised the excitement levels. With a decent mix of expected selections and a few genuine surprises, there’s a definite sense that we could see something rather special from the Sharks this campaign. […]
Sharks named for friendly
30 Jul 15 13:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 59 Comments
Gary Gold has named a squad of 33 players to face the Lions in Pietermaritzburg tomorrow night. […]
Mastering the positional shuffle
14 Apr 14 11:24 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 16 Comments
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. […]
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. […]
72 hours to join, pick, select and predict
12 Feb 14 08:33 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 14 Comments
Yes ladies and gentlemen, if you are having any sort of count down to the start of Super Rugby, you will know that we are within three days of the start of the 2014 Rugby season (Real rugby). […]
Sharks Super Rugby 2014: The halfbacks
21 Jan 14 11:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
When it comes to those crucial selections in jersey 9 and 10, I think it’s safe to say that most Sharks fans probably know pretty much exactly what to expect for the coming Super Rugby season. […]
Time for a bit of blue-sky thinking
8 Nov 13 10:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
Hey guys – remember the Sharks? […]
A formidable World XV
18 Oct 13 09:41 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 33 Comments
New contributor Benedict gives us food for thought on this Friday as he selects a World XV, based on current form. […]
The game I used to love…
7 Aug 13 12:18 by Charl du Plessis (Pokkel) | 119 Comments
I have loved the game of rugby all my life. I played it right through school. I have always loved Sharks and Bok rugby and I still do but… […]
Nine changes for Bulls
20 Mar 13 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has made nine changes to the side that was hammered by the Crusaders last week, for this weekend’s clash against the Reds in Brisbane. While injury has played some part in the selections, I must admit that I’m totally baffled at the strategy that’s being employed here. […]
de Villiers vs Meyer – who is better?
13 Sep 12 13:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 63 Comments
Heyneke Meyer and his selections and lack of a game plan that can win the Springboks a game of rugby has received a lot of air-time this week, with plenty of calls prior to the announcement of the team for both Johan Goosen and Pat Lambie to be included in the squad. My mind wandered to a time when we complained about the same two issues but with a different coach in charge. […]
Committed to failure
12 Sep 12 09:47 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 1 Comment
You know what the worst part is about Heyneke Meyer’s newest team selection? Not that he dropped Marcell Coetzee, arguably the best player across the 6 tests Meyer has coached so far. He has been selecting Coetzee out of position anyway and this team needed a genuine open side flanker and some balance from the start, so bringing in Francois Louw makes some sense. I am not absolutely pissed off with this selection because Meyer selected Louw or dropped Coetzee to the bench, even though I think there are few who can say the Boks had a better loose forward out of the 8 Heyneke Meyer has used so far (only two of which are unavailable). […]
Bok chances: some get plenty, others get none…
6 Sep 12 09:59 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 107 Comments
Excuse me, Mr Meyer, sir… but I’m very confused. […]