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. […]
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Super Rugby 2018: Bulls vs Sharks
Single change for Loftus clash
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. […]
Midweek news roundup
Morning guys – Just a quick summary of local and international rugby news for the week so far… […]
Sharks show serious intent
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
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. […]
A truly special performance
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. […]
Du Preez kicks them all as Sharks go big in Auckland
Robert du Preez has scored an incredible 38 points on his own, including an amazing 13 kicks at goal from as many attempts, to steer the Sharks to a morale-boosting 63-40 win over the Blues in Auckland. […]
Jean-Luc named in Sharks tour group
Robert du Preez has named a 27-man tour group for his Sharks team’s four-match tour to the Antipodes, comprising 15 forwards and 12 backs. The coach’s son, Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc, has been passed fit to take his place in the group after an ankle injury sustained in October last year. […]
Sharks need to smarten up
Ah pragmatism, eh? So often the mortal enemy of “entertaining, bums-on-seats” rugby, the sort of thing we’ve been promised time and again, the rugby that’s going to revive the bygone spirit of the Banana Boys and fill the Park with screaming fans, dressed head to toe in black and white. […]
Sharks partner with Gagasi FM
The Sharks have just sent out a press release relating to a bold new partnership with a top KZN radio station, Gagasi FM. Well done, Sharks… this is important and groundbreaking. […]
Stakes are high for Sharks
It’s week 3 of Super Rugby and the Sharks are just about to settle on a starting team for only their second game; already, though, the pressure is on for Robert du Preez and his team as they aim to keep up with the early pace-setters in the South African conference. […]
Sharks launch digital fan mag – and it’s AMAZING
A big shout out to the guys at Sharks HQ on the launch of their brilliant new digital fan magazine, called Sharks Uncaged. […]
Two starting debutants for Sharks
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. […]
Good and bad news
We’re awaiting an official injury report form the Sharks, but talk via the grapevine is that Louis Schreuder might well be ready to play far sooner than was initially feared. […]
Rinse and repeat for Ellis Park?
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. […]