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. […]
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Jean-Luc named in Sharks tour group
10 Mar 18 19:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Sharks confirm coverage, name team for Hong Kong
31 Jan 18 22:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 81 Comments
In two pieces of good news, the Sharks have both named a strong starting line-up for Saturday’s clash against Racing 92 in Hong Kong and also confirmed live streaming of the game via their Facebook page. Yay, say the fans! […]
Sharks to play in Hong Kong
18 Dec 17 10:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
The Sharks have confirmed a pre-season fixture against Parisian club Racing Metro 92 in Hong Kong in February next year. […]
Botha gets Bok call
31 Oct 17 11:36 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 21 Comments
Sharks lock Ruan Botha has been called into the Springbok touring side to travel to Europe this weekend. […]
Back to 15 we go
21 Sep 17 08:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
We need to get our heads around the newly-old 15-team Super Rugby format for next year, with the fixtures announced this morning. […]
Touring squad announced
24 Apr 17 16:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 63 Comments
The Sharks touring squad to Argentina has been announced with 25 players departing tomorrow to face the Jaguares in Buenos Aires. […]
The tyranny of geography
12 Apr 17 08:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
There’s a lot of discussion at the moment regarding Super Rugby – with SANZAAR having scored something of a coup in convincing their broadcast partners to allow them to change the competition format mid-flight without any financial implications to themselves. […]
Lambie leads exciting tour squad to Australia
16 Feb 17 12:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 77 Comments
The die has been cast and Rob du Preez has selected his 27 warriors to contest the first two matches in Super Rugby 2017. Flyhalf Pat Lambie captains the selection that will depart Durban on Salutary, ahead of crucial clashes with the Reds in Brisbane and the Brumbies in Canberra over the fortnight that follows. […]
Some easy choices, some tougher ones
14 Feb 17 15:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 81 Comments
Rob du Preez will confirm his 28-man tour squad on Thursday; this first selection of players will have the responsibility of guiding the Sharks through their opening pair of Super Rugby fixtures, against the Reds in Brisbane on 25 February and then the Brumbies in Canberra a week later. […]
Mostly clean bill of health for Sharks
13 Feb 17 15:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Rob du Preez has declared himself satisfied with his side’s performance against a Bulls XV in Durban on Friday night and more importantly, the vast majority of the players came through the game unscathed from an injury point of view. […]
Sharks depart on Saturday
13 Feb 17 10:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
It’s hard to believe, but Super Rugby 2017 is just around the corner, with the Sharks playing their first match – against the Reds in Brisbane – in just 12 days’ time. […]
Sharks to play Cheetahs in pre-season
16 Jan 17 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
We’re still waiting for the final fixture list, but we can confirm that the Sharks will definitely play a Super Rugby pre-season game against the Cheetahs in early February. […]
The aftermath
14 Nov 16 09:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 34 Comments
The Springboks came unstuck against the English this weekend, losing their 6th game of the season with 2 matches remaining. Our coach now boasts a 40% win record after 10 games. Where to from here? […]
Bok coaches appointed
20 Oct 16 11:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 79 Comments
Following on the story we ran yesterday, it seems SA Rugby jumped the gun a bit and went ahead and announced the new coaches before the Saturday deadline. […]
Adriaanse gets tour nod as Redelinghuys ruled out
22 Aug 16 09:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 62 Comments
Unlucky Julian Redelinghuys is unlikely to add to his test cap tally during this year’s Rugby Championship, with the Lions tighthead having ruled himself out of action for roughly six weeks in injuring his hamstring against los Pumas on Saturday. […]