Curwin Bosch contributed a best-ever haul of 21 points as the Sharks recorded a scrappy and rather fortunate 26-19 Currie Cup win over the Blue Bulls at Kings Park. […]
Posts tagged with: Spear Tackle
Curwin shines as Sharks outlast Bulls
27 Aug 16 19:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Esterhuizen in the dock
15 Jun 15 09:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Sharks center Andre Esterhuizen joins Stormers utility back Robert du Preez in attending SANZAR disciplinary hearings this week, both as the result of spear tackles executed during Saturday’s final Super Rugby pool game in Durban. […]
Pucker up and kiss the ring
24 Mar 15 07:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
History will show that I, like a number of others, got the call on Frans Steyn wrong this past weekend. […]
The 13 do it again
21 Mar 15 21:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 152 Comments
The Sharks have somehow beaten the Chiefs, by 12 points to 11, despite being reduced to 13 men for most of the contest. […]
Lions score 50 as Sharks falter in Johannesburg
18 Oct 14 16:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 98 Comments
The Golden Lions have booked their place in the Currie Cup final, eclipsing the Sharks with an overwhelming 50-20 victory in Johannesburg. […]
Sharks take (most of) the points on offer
11 Aug 14 07:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
Brad Macleod-Henderson and Tera Mtembu got their maiden Currie Cup campaign as head coach and captain respectively off to a winning start in Kimberley on Saturday, with the Cell C Sharks recording a 31-24 win over GWK Griquas. […]
Sharks under 21s maintain second
12 Sep 12 12:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
A good bonus point win against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein saw Sean Everitt’s Sharks under 21 side consolidate second position on the competition log. […]
No ban for Battye
3 Apr 12 08:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
Western Force lock Phoenix Battye has been found not guilty of pulling off a spear tackle on Reds scrumhalf Will Genia during last weekend’s match. […]
Poor decisions soured a great win
20 Mar 12 10:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
They say that moaning about the officiating when you lose is a sign of sour grapes – but surely if you win, you cannot be accused of the same thing? I’m going to have a bash anyway and see how much I can get away with… […]
Ioane cited for tackle
18 Mar 12 18:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
According to reports on a number of websites today, Reds winger Digby Ioane has been cited for the illegal tackle on Marcell Coetzee that saw him yellow-carded at Kings Park yesterday. […]
Sharks fightback stuns Reds
17 Mar 12 18:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 47 Comments
The Sharks have beaten the Reds by 27 points to 22 in Durban, after a stuttering start that saw the visitors race away to a 17-0 lead after half an hour. Each side scored three tries in an exciting game played out at a wet and windy Kings Park. […]
Hougaard out for a week
4 Mar 12 09:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Bulls scrumhalf Francois Hougaard will miss next weekend’s encounter against the Blues at Loftus Versveld, after the new ultra-speedy SANZAR disciplinary process has found him guilty of a spear tackle on Rob Ebersohn. […]
van Heerden to miss Canes clash
28 Feb 12 11:39 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 19 Comments
The Lions will be without lock Wikus van Heerden for their clash against the Hurricanes on Friday, after the Bok lock suffered a concussion following a spear tackle by Andries Strauss. He will be hoping to make a return to the field of play in time to face the Sharks in Durban the following weekend. […]
Worst spear-tackle of the season found NOT gulity – How does that work ?
2 May 11 11:23 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 5 Comments
In what appeared to the uneducated observer of ‘wall to wall’ rugby the worst spear tackle of the season, diminuative Highlanders half back Aaron Smith appears to have recieved a get out of jail card ! […]
Kamana suspended for 3 weeks
15 Mar 11 17:09 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 19 Comments
The Lions fullback James Kamana, who recently joined the Lions from New Zealand, has been suspended for three weeks after a SANZAR judicial hearing held in Johannesburg on Tuesday found him guilty of dangerous play. […]