The Sharks have bolstered ahead of the Currie Cup season later this year, signing two scrumhalves and a lock. […]
Posts tagged with: Signings
Three new Sharks signings
22 May 17 14:37 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 66 Comments
Kleinhans, Maritz, Ungerer join Pumas
16 May 17 11:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
The Pumas have announced a number of new signings, including Sharks loose forward Francois Kleinhans, scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer and utility three-quarter Neil Maritz. […]
Marais heads uninspiring Stormers signings list
16 Jan 17 10:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 35 Comments
The Stormers have added five names to their Super Rugby squad in the only real local transfer news so far this year. While the new players will aid somewhat with their depth, the quality of the signings once again shows the real problems local franchises have in terms picking up established performers. […]
Sharks Super Rugby 2017 signings confirmed
31 Oct 16 12:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 70 Comments
We’d like to welcome the following players to the Sharks for Super Rugby in 2017. Their signings were confirmed by the union a few minutes back. […]
Sharks signings news on Monday
28 Oct 16 10:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 67 Comments
The Sharks have informed us that news regarding player signings (and re-signings) for 2017 will be announced on Monday next week, when the team officially gets their Super Rugby pre-season training underway. […]
Lions confirm new faces
24 Oct 16 15:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 89 Comments
The Lions have taken the time and effort to confirm new signings while also confirming several players leaving the Union. […]
Williams calls it a day
13 Oct 16 16:20 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
The Sharks today confirmed that centre Heimar Williams has decided to hang up his boots – at the age of just 25. […]
Talk of reinforcements for Sharks
11 Oct 16 12:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 124 Comments
I was all set to start writing some pieces about the state of the Sharks squad and trying to work out where there might be depth issues ahead of next year. Before I do that, though, I wanted to share some news about potential new signings that might change the picture a little. […]
First Kings contracts revealed
14 Dec 15 10:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
The newly-reformed (or is that annexed?) Southern Kings have finally managed to confirm a list of contracted players. Numbering only 20, this is clearly just a start as the SARU_controlled franchise operates in serious catch-up mode to try and prepare for next year’s Super Rugby competition. […]
Montpellier confirms du Plessis signings
18 Jun 15 09:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
It’s taken a while to get there (and who knows how much behind-the-scenes wrangling was required), but Boks Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis were finally revealed as Montpellier players yesterday. […]
Toulon gig for Stevens?
16 Jun 15 08:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
Various news sources, including the generally reputable Sydney Morning Herald, have run a story this morning relating to three new big name signings by French giants RC Toulon. While the names of Duane Vermeulen and Paul O’Connell are likely to attract most attention amongst South African and Irish fans respectively, it’s the third name on the list that’s sure to get the tongues wagging here. […]
Bothma signing adds huge value to Sharks
12 Nov 14 12:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
In adding another ball-carrying loose forward in Renaldo Bothma, the Sharks appear to have solved the vast majority of their forward concerns ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season. […]
Kings sign Italian international
3 Jun 14 14:44 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 5 Comments
The EP Kings have announced the signing of South African born Italian scrum half Tobias Botes, who joined the team yesterday for the ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division season. […]
Super season awaits
15 Jan 14 10:30 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 27 Comments
The 2014 Super Rugby season will probably be the most anticipated season for Sharks fans to date. After a very disappointing 2013 Super Rugby campaign, where the Sharks ended mid-table, they finished 2013 as Currie Cup Champions, after defeating Western Province at Newlands in the final, 33 – 19. […]
Waylon Murray signs for the Bulls
5 Aug 13 11:18 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 39 Comments
Its official, the Exodus has started. […]