Posts tagged with: Ulster

Stef’s Belfast stay extended

6 Mar 12 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments

They love their Sharks boys up at Ravenhill in Belfast, with Johann Muller, Ruan Pienaar and now also Stefan Terblanche quickly going on to become favourites with the Ulster faithful. […]

No Sharks return for Pienaar

12 Jan 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments

Speculation that Ruan Pienaar may be eyeing a return to South Africa – and the Sharks – proved unfounded yesterday as he was confirmed as having extended his Ulster stay by a further two years. […]

Irish clubs to close ranks

23 Dec 11 09:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments

The Irish Rugby Football Union has passed new regulations that could seriously limit the number of foreign players eligible to represent their top three club sides. Under the new restrictions, set to come into force in time for the 2013 season, Ulster, Leinster and Munster would need to field sides comprising mostly Irish-qualified players. […]

Terblanche poised for Ulster debut

6 Dec 11 17:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments

After waiting for what seems like an age for all his paperwork to be finalised, Stefan Terblanche has finally arrived in Northern Ireland and started training with his new Ulster team mates yesterday. […]

Terblanche calls time on Sharks career

1 Nov 11 09:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments

Stefan Terblanche has officially ended the speculation regarding his future by confirming that he will leave the Sharks to join Ulster on a short-term contract. […]

49-man Prelim Bok Squad announced

20 Jun 11 13:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 109 Comments

The 49-man preliminary Springbok Rugby World Cup squad has been announced with the only surprise omission being Keegan Daniel. This squad will be further reduced over the coming months as the World Cup draws closer, with a final 30 man squad eventually travelling to New Zealand. […]

Pienaar’s in Durbs… but not to play rugby

1 Jun 11 11:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments

The twitterverse, blogosphere and any other made-up name for a bunch of people swapping rumours online is abuzz. Ruan Pienaar, it seems, was at Sharks practice yesterday. What on earth could this mean? […]

No Pienaar for Stormers

16 May 11 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 80 Comments

According to a recent Tank Lanning tweet (what a great source of information those are), Ruan Pienaar will not be made available to the Stormers for the remainder of their Super Rugby campaign. […]

Silly season comes around again

10 May 11 06:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments

With the Northern Hemisphere season reaching its close, I suppose it’s par for the course that another round of so-called “silly season” transfer rumours should start to come up. Two stories in particular, both concerning players with Sharks ties, are worth some discussion. […]

Remember Robbie?

20 Oct 10 08:55 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 35 Comments

Robbie Diack has recently penned a new contract with Ulster, committing himself to the club for the next three years. More importantly though, Diack will be eligible to represent Ireland from July 2011, after being resident in the country for the requisite three-year period. […]

Pienaar leaving the door open?

3 Sep 10 13:26 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments

Ruan Pienaar left the Sharks this week, heading for Ireland where he has signed a two year contract with Ulster. He will join up with former teammates BJ Botha and Johann Muller. […]

Ruan to join Muller & Botha in September

Ruan Pienaar’s departure date has been confirmed. […]

Plum – please don’t Ruan this backline!

26 Jul 10 09:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 60 Comments

In the interests of continuity and form, I feel it is critical that John Plumtree and the Sharks coaching staff resist the temptation to include Ruan Pienaar in the Sharks starting team for this weekend’s crunch game against the Cheetahs. […]