The first true test for new coach Rassie Erasmus, a full squad of the best players available to him and no excuses about travel or fatigue. It’s the first of three opportunities to get further insight into the workings of the new regime. Let’s hope it’s a positive start. […]
Posts tagged with: Six Nations
June Internationals: South Africa v England
9 Jun 18 15:28 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 136 Comments
Another slip in rankings for Boks
28 Nov 16 14:57 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 95 Comments
Following another loss the Springboks have slipped to sixth in the World Rankings, finalising a horrific year in which only 4 victories were recorded from 12 fixtures. […]
Can the Boks keep their unbeaten record?
17 Nov 16 15:00 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 21 Comments
Keeping their unbeaten record intact will probably be the last thing on our beloved Springboks’ mind when they face Italy at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday. […]
SuperBru reminder
27 Jan 14 08:21 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
The start of the 2014 rugby season is creeping closer, with two tournaments kicking off in the next 7 days. […]
Remember Robbie?
15 Jan 14 09:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 10 Comments
Robbie Diack, the Stormers and Western Province loose forward? Yes him, playing for Ulster. He has again been selected for the Ireland Six Nations squad. […]
New Year, New Pools
6 Jan 14 09:40 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
Firstly, a happy new year to all. Let’s make 2014 a year to remember. […]
End of year tour: South Africa
28 Oct 13 16:01 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 5 Comments
Our man Benedict runs the rule over the Boks’ year-end tour opposition. […]
Six Nations: Team of the Tournament
18 Mar 13 15:33 by (Sam Knibbs) | 3 Comments
It was perhaps the lowest quality Six Nations to date, yet the Championship still mustered up a barnstorming finish with Wales ransacking any hopes of an English Grand Slam. The English will look back at a tournament of ‘could have beens’, with perhaps the most unnerving statistic being the fact they were out-scored over five matches by the possession starved Scots. […]
Six Nations: Team of the Week Round Three
25 Feb 13 10:00 by (Sam Knibbs) | 4 Comments
Week three of the Six Nations saw wins for Wales, England and Scotland. Italy, missing Sergio Parisse, struggled to make an impact in Rome as the Welsh dominated from the off. Meanwhile in London, Chris Robshaw’s England defeated a resurgent French side, who only had themselves to blame for their second half deterioration. Ireland will be rueing missed opportunities after dominating large parts of their match, only to be denied by the ruthless Scots. Here is a look at the top performers from Round Three: […]
Six Nations: Team of the Week Round Two
11 Feb 13 09:30 by (Sam Knibbs) | 7 Comments
The second weekend of the Six Nations saw both Scotland and Wales record their first victories of the tournament. Wales’ gritty win was especially impressive for the strength of character it showed given their previous poor run of eight straight defeats. The cool headed Leigh Halfpenny slotted eleven points to put his side’s title ambitions back on track. In Dublin, it was the cool head of Owen Farrell that left England with the only 100% record in the championship – his twelve points were enough to see off the Irish. Here is a look at the star performers from all the action: […]
Lions watch: Round 1. The Backs.
5 Feb 13 14:07 by Andre Liebenberg (King Shark) | 19 Comments
With the first round of the Six Nations behind us, it is perhaps a good time to start speculating on the composition of the team that will take on the Aussies later this year. I base my selection on this past weekend’s performance only, so bear that in mind before you start baying for my blood! […]
The weekend rugby wrap
4 Feb 13 08:29 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 6 Comments
The first real rugby weekend of the year came and went, with local teams battling each other to ready themselves for the Super Rugby season ahead, while up North the Six Nations got under way to some unexpected results. […]
Marshalls on board for another year
21 Jan 13 11:36 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
If you are a regular reader of Sharksworld, you will note that our headline banner for the year has come on board, with Marshalls World of Sport joining us for another year of interesting sports odds, not only limited to the game of rugby. […]
SuperBru reminder
21 Jan 13 11:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments
Over on SuperBru, the sporting year is fast closing in on us, with the Lions Challenge series already started, and another three rugby tournaments starting in the next month or so, including the exciting Six Nations and our weekly Monday night viewing of Varsity Cup action kicking off. […]
New Year, new SuperBru pools
7 Jan 13 09:38 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
It’s a new year and with it comes the promise of plenty of rugby. From my side, Happy New Year to all, I hope 2013 is a year filled with success and extreme happiness, with a side dish of brilliant rugby. […]