It hasn’t taken long for Sharks utility back Rhyno Smith to receive an opportunity to strut his stuff on the global Sevens stage, with the 24-year-old included in Marius Schoeman’s SA Sevens Academy squad heading to South America today. […]
Posts tagged with: Under 19
Two Sharks in SA Sevens Academy squad
3 Jan 18 11:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Welcome back Koegies!
18 Sep 17 12:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
The Sharks have this morning confirmed the signing of former age-group lock Gideon Koegelenberg on a 2-year deal. […]
Wins for Sharks age-group teams
4 Sep 17 13:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
The Sharks under 21 team got their 2017 campaign off to a great start this weekend, beating their EP Kings counterparts 54-7 in Despatch on Saturday afternoon. […]
Sharksworld chats to Tyler Paul
9 Aug 17 10:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Former EP Kings under 19 player of the year Tyler Paul joined the Sharks at the start of this year’s Currie Cup campaign without a lot of fanfare, but has certainly caught the eye after a number of impressive performances in the second row. […]
Sharksworld chats to Marius Louw
7 Jul 17 17:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
We had a good chat with Sharks centre Marius Louw, fresh from making his Super Rugby debut for the team against the Bulls on Friday night. […]
Poisy’s master plan for Sharks dominance
31 May 17 09:41 by Nkululeko Duma (Poisy) | 30 Comments
With the international season kicking off (at least for us in the south) I thought it would be nice to discuss what the Sharks need to do to be a success year in and out. […]
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. […]
Pay to play?
22 Sep 16 11:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 134 Comments
I’m sure by now we’ve all read Craig Ray‘s thought-provoking piece on the Vodacom Rugby website, in which he questions the bloated state of professional rugby structures in South Africa today. If not, go and have a peruse before returning here. […]
Into the Lions den for juniors
16 Sep 16 10:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Both the Sharks under 19 and under 21 teams face impossible-seeming matches against their Lions counterparts at Ellis Park this afternoon. For both sides, it will be the final fixture in campaigns that have delivered little in terms of results. […]
Big result for plucky under 19s
13 Sep 16 10:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
It wasn’t a great day, results-wise, for Sharks teams at Kings Park on Saturday, but credit must go to Paul Anthony’s under 19 side, who recorded a resounding 29-15 bonus point win over their Free State opponents. […]
Flyhalf change for struggling under 21s
9 Sep 16 10:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
With yet more injuries suffered at training this week, the Sharks under 21 side have been bolstered, at least, by the timely return to fitness of Junior Bok utility back Benhard Janse van Rensburg, who will start at flyhalf against the Cheetahs tomorrow. […]
Exciting under 21 match-up at Newlands
2 Sep 16 13:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
There’s very little doubt that Western Province had the form team at under 21 level in 2015, romping to the title by destroying Free State in the final. In fact, that Province side won 14 of the 16 games they played, with only two blots on an otherwise flawless copy book. […]
Blewett brace sets up key junior win
30 Aug 16 10:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
The Sharks under 21 side took a big step towards semi-final qualification on Saturday when they recorded a nail-biting 23-21 win over the Blue Bulls at Kings Park. […]
Juniors succeed in Potch
22 Aug 16 16:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Both Sharks age-group teams recorded much-needed bonus point wins against their Leopards counterparts in Potchefstroom on Saturday afternoon. […]
Mixed results for juniors
16 Aug 16 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
A plucky come-from-behind win for the Sharks under 19 side on Friday afternoon was as welcome as it was unexpected, but the gloss of that victory was somewhat tainted as the fancied under 21 side stumbled to a shock loss against the EP Kings. […]