The Sharks have let me know that flyhalf Benhard Janse van Rensburg has joined the Southern Kings on loan for the duration of the Pro14 competition. The young pivot remains contracted to the… Read More

Robert du Preez has named a 32 man squad for Saturday’s Super Rugby warm-up match against the Bulls in Polokwane. The coach has selected two full starting line ups and will thus change… Read More

Sharks head coach Robert du Preez has shown faith in Ruan Botha – who did a superb job leading the side in Currie Cup last year – and named the big lock as captain of the 45-man… Read More

The DHL Stormers will face the SWD Eagles in a pre-season warm-up match ahead of their 2018 Super Rugby campaign at Outeniqua Park in George later this afternoon. The game starts at 3pm. SWD… Read More

The Sharks have revealed that former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten will be in charge of defence for the Super Rugby side this year, in addition to coaching kicking. Van Straaten has b… Read More

The Sharks have confirmed some injury news ahead of the new Super Rugby season, with Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez set to miss the early part of the season due to the ankle fract… Read More

In news that is as bad as it is predictable, Pat Lambie seems to have suffered a fresh concussion setback just a few months into his contract with Racing Metro in Paris. Lambie lasted just 5… Read More

The Sharks are back in full swing training-wise, having reconvened last Sunday after their Christmas break. Today, the Sharks PR department has confirmed two warm-up games ahead of Super Rug… Read More

I guess it’s a bit of a symptom of the silly season (otherwise known as the boring, no-rugby season) that unsubstantiated rumours tend to become pseudo-fact and continue to waft throug… Read More

In a story that’s busy developing (via non-official sources), it appears Sharks flyhallf Inny Radebe might just have shot himself properly in the foot. I mentioned late last week that… Read More

As we wait for the Sharks to return from their Christmas break (they reconvene next week), I thought I’d do a bit of work to put together what the squad for this year’s Super Rug… Read More

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&rsquo&hell…Read More

Happy new year, Sharksworld! Let’s hope 2018 turns out to be a good year for one and all. We’ve got a few exciting developments coming up, not least of which the return to &ldquo&hell…Read More

A quick message from all of us here to all of you – wishing you a wonderful and joyous Christmas. A big thanks to every one of our readers for all the support this year. I hope everyon… Read More

Rhyno Smith – despite having just penned a Sharks contract extension – will join the SA Sevens Academy in Stellenbosch next month in a bid to gain national colours in the abbrevi… Read More

The Sharks have confirmed a pre-season fixture against Parisian club Racing Metro 92 in Hong Kong in February next year. Racing is the club which of course now boasts the services of once Sh… Read More

The Sharks have decided to keep us going through December by drip-feeding information regarding player contract renewals. It’s a pretty good way to keep the interest simmering and prev… Read More

The Sharks have opted for evolution rather than revolution for 2018′s Super Rugby jerseys, today revealing a very refined and frankly AWESOME set of designs. The home jersey is black a… Read More

All roads lead to Cape Town this weekend where the Blitzbokke will have their sights on back-to-back tournament wins after they beat New Zealand in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens a week e… Read More

I’m not going to say very much about Saturday’s 24-22 Springbok defeat to Wales. Hell, the way the team (and the backs in particular) played in that opening half, we deserved to… Read More

It’s the last one for the year folks, not sure if we should be happy about that or not? Will it be Allister Coetzee’s last match in charge of the Boks? Who knows? But what I do k… Read More

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, or is that ex-Springbok coach, has made a massive 11 changes to the team facing Wales this weekend. Dan du Preez and Warrick Gelant get first starts while L… Read More

Tendai Mtawarira suffered a groin injury against Italy on Saturday, putting his participation against Wales this coming weekend in serious jeopardy. While the veteran loosehead has not been… Read More

Last year this time the Boks would have been quite confident of a victory over the Italians, but we all know how that ended. Will this year be different? The Boks will again be confident of… Read More

Bongi Mbonambi gets a first start in the number 2 jersey against Italy this weekend, with Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant on the bench for a likely first Bok cap. Coach Allister Coetzee h… Read More

Yes, you read that right. It was only the second victory away from home under Allister Coetzee, and it was a game which had similar qualities to an Australian Super Rugby derby between the F… Read More

It’s a late one, guys. Kick-off in Paris is at 21h45 SA time. France: 15 Nans Ducuing, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 12 Mathieu Bastareaud, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Anthony Belleau… Read More

The cat is out of the bag and former Sharks player and head coach Dick Muir returns to the Tank in 2018, in a consultant role that spans both attack and general backline play. Muir was appoi… Read More

The Springbok team to face France this weekend sees 10 changes from the team that never ran onto the pitch against Ireland a week ago. In the front row, Wilco Louw gets a first start replaci… Read More

In the immediate aftermath of the very disappointing news of Coenie Oosthuizen’s serious knee injury, sustained early enough during the Boks’ disastrous capitulation against Irel… Read More

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee continued with his bizarre selection process by calling up Duane Vermeulen to the Springbok squad, replacing the injured Coenie Oosthuizen. It was confirmed… Read More

The Springboks suffered their worst ever defeat to Ireland on Saturday, losing 38 – 3 to a very enthusiastic Irish team in Dublin. I’m not going to beat around the bush, the Boks… Read More

As usual the best laid schemes of mice and men did not become a reality as due to work commitments my friend could not go on the trip. With the “Manne Naweek” a thing of the past… Read More

The Springboks kick off their tour of Europe with what is likely to be the toughest of the four matches against Ireland in Dublin. The Boks will feel that 2017 was an improvement from 2016… Read More

The Springbok team to face Ireland on Saturday has been announced with very few changes from the team that faced New Zealand in the last match of the Rugby Championship. Sharks props Beast M… Read More

As I’m sure many will be aware, there’s been a bit of a media war-of-words developing over the last few days, regarding Robert du Preez’s decision to not select Bok hooker… Read More

The Sharks have confirmed the signing of winger Leolin Zas from Western Province. The 22-year-old has represented South Africa at under 18, under 20 and “A” level and was set for… Read More

The Sharks have confirmed that former Southern Kings and current Cheetahs winger Makezole Mapimpi will join the team ahead of Super Rugby next year. The 27-year-old, who scored 10 tries in 1… Read More

The Sharks have now confirmed (somewhat obliquely) that flyhalf Robert du Preez Junior will join the team in time for next year’s Super Rugby competition. This move has been an open se… Read More

The Sharks held their end-of-season awards ceremony last night, with likable front-ranker Coenie Oosthuizen perhaps a somewhat unlikely recipient of the coveted “Player of the Year&rdq&hell…Read More

Sharks lock Ruan Botha has been called into the Springbok touring side to travel to Europe this weekend. He replaces Sharks team mate Jean-Luc du Preez in the touring squad after du Preez&rs&hell…Read More

It’s been confirmed that Sharks flanker Jean-Luc du Preez suffered an ankle fracture during the first half of Saturday’s Currie Cup Final and will thus be out of action for sever… Read More

Rob du Preez senior has confirmed a piece of news that has by now been so widely hinted-at that there is nothing left in the bag but a vague lingering smell of cat pee. Rob Junior – fl… Read More

The Springbok squad to tour Europe in a few weeks’ time has been announced. The team will be led by Eben Etzebeth in the absense of Warren Whiteley. Uncapped Sharks trio Lukhanyo Am, D… Read More

After taking a handy 21-10 lead midway through the first half, the Sharks ultimately succumbed to a superior WP display to lose Saturday’s Currie Cup final 21-33 in Durban. John Dobson… Read More

It’s game day. Come on Sharks – we know you can do this for us. Kick-off at Kings Park is at 16h00. Sharks: 15 Garth April, 14 Kiobus van Wyk, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Marius Louw, 11… Read More

The funny thing about finals is that they are pretty much ALWAYS 50-50 games. It’s a rather unpalatable truth, particularly if your team is the one with the home ground advantage and t… Read More

Odwa Ndungane starts for the Sharks at left wing in the only change Robert du Preez has made to the Sharks run-on side for Saturday’s Currie Cup Final. An unfortunate elbow injury sust… Read More

I’d like to congratulate the following people for each winning a pair of tickets to the Currie Cup Final. I’ll be i touch during the course of the day tomorrow to confirm the det… Read More

Thanks to my awesome, amazing and just generally fantastic buddy Novashni at the Sharks, I have no fewer than five pairs of tickets for Saturday’s Currie Cup Final to give away to dese… Read More

Scarcely believable, isn’t it, after the doom and gloom of the last few years (and missing out altogether on Currie Cup semi-finals in 2015 and 2016)… but the 2017 Currie Cup fi… Read More

The Currie Cup Final will take place in Durban next weekend after the Sharks recorded a 37-27 win over the Blue Bulls in today’s semi-final. The game could not have started better for… Read More

A cracker awaits us in Durban today, with the table-topping Sharks hosting the fourth-placed, but red hot, Blue Bulls. Will Rob du Preez and his team bounce back after a lacklustre display a… Read More

Sharks coach Robert du Preez has named his team for the semi final clash against the Blue Bulls this weekend, opting to make a few changes from the dead rubber against Western Province last… Read More

The Sharks are asking fans to select a Fans’ Player of the Year through their website. The shortlist of players is impressive indeed and it’s certainly tough to pick just one guy… Read More

The Sharks appeared to have matter under control, with a handy 13-3 lead against Western Province by half time in Saturday’s final Currie Cup pool match in Durban. Some lacklustre play… Read More

The Sharks take on Western Province in a Currie Cup game that only has any real meaning for the visitors, in terms of log points. That said, Rob du Preez’s mean will want to build mome… Read More

Rob du Preez has made just one change to his run-on team, with Lukhyano Am returning from injury to replace Tristan Blewett at outside centre for Saturday’s clash against Western Provi… Read More

It’s last-chance saloon in the Currie Cup and for those teams that have not yet done enough to secure semi-final participation (everyone who’s not the Sharks, stick up your hand)… Read More

The Sharks have announced that Saturday’s Currie Cup game against Western Province will serve as a tribute to faithful servant Odwa Ndungane, likely to start for the 249th (and last) t… Read More

After the unexpected excitement of Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale, all eyes are back on the Currie Cup with an absolutely crucial weekend of clashes lined up. Adding further spic… Read More

Kick-off at Nuweland is at 17h05. GO BOKKEEEEE!!!!! South Africa: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronj… Read More

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made numerous changes to the Springbok pack that will face New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday. Starting in front row – Beast Mtawarira gets a wel… Read More

Big congrats to ace Sharks prop Thomas “The Tank” du Toit, who has been called into the Springbok squad ahead of this weekend’s game against the All Blacks as additional fr… Read More

Hearty congratulations are in order to two former Sharks coaches who have been appointed to international coaching roles. Gary Gold, who was until recently the Sharks Director of Rugby (and… Read More

It’s easy to get so lost in the details – the day to day goings on, team releases, match reports, injury assessments and he-said-she-said – that you forget to look at the b… Read More

It’s the final stretch of the 2017 Rugby Championship campaign and the battle is on for the runner up position. The Springboks host the Wallabies in Bloemfontein to decide who finishes… Read More

The Sharks made better use of the rainy conditions at Kings Park last night to comprehensively defeat the visiting Golden Lions 24-10, a late, long range try to the visitors providing some r… Read More

A big ask for the Sharks, dealing with a number of injuries and facing the resurgent Lions at a rainy Kings Park. With less to play for than their visitors, can the Sharks pick up a dream 10… Read More

Dillyn Leyds will start his first Springbok test against Australia in Bloemfontein on Saturday after replacing Raymond Rhule in the starting fifteen. Leyds is one of four changes to the Spri… Read More

Rob du Preez has made just two changes to his starting XV for Friday evening’s crunch Currie Cup clash against the Lions at Kings Park. Bok call ups during the week threatened to disru… Read More

Allister Coetzee has released three players from his Springbok squad for Currie Cup duty this weekend and the Sharks will gleefully lap up two of those ahead of Friday night’s tough en… Read More

The Sharks now have two Currie Cup games left and with 43 points are safely ensconced at the top of the log. The only team that can still catch them is the Cheetahs, who have a game in hand… Read More

The Sharks struck fast and then made a better fist of the rainy conditions at Kings Park today to record an 18-5 Currie Cup win over the Blue Bulls. Needing just a regulation win to ensure t… Read More

Time for the Sharks to really consolidate and start tuning up the engine ahead of the knock-outs. Let’s see if they can record a ninth straight win today, against the Bulls at Kings Pa… Read More

The Sharks have been able to strengthen their pack for this weekend’s Currie cup clash against the Blue Bulls in Durban, welcoming back Jacques Vermeulen from injury. Springbok squad m… Read More

We need to get our heads around the newly-old 15-team Super Rugby format for next year, with the fixtures announced this morning. As a refresher, 15-team Super Rugby comprises three pools wi… Read More

The Sharks duo of Sbusiso Nkosi and Louis Schreuder has been called up to the Springbok squad for the last two games of the Rugby Championship. Francois Louw also got the call as expected. L… Read More

The Southern Kings returned to their fortress, NMB Stadium, after a disappointing first two rounds against Scarlets, the Pro 12 defending champions, and Connacht which saw them suffer two he… Read More

Jaco Kriel is set to miss the remainder of the 2017 season due to shoulder surgery. Kriel hurt his shoulder in the drawn test against Australia in Perth two weeks ago and will be out of acti… Read More

The Springboks have released seven members of the Rugby championship squad to play Currie Cup rugby this weekend and the Sharks and Blue bulls will each be richer by two players when they fa… Read More

The Sharks have this morning confirmed the signing of former age-group lock Gideon Koegelenberg on a 2-year deal. 2.02m tall Koegies was a big signing for the Sharks at junior level back in… Read More

Its one of the biggest matches on the International calender, and it’s here. The All Blacks host the Springboks in one of the most anticipated games of the campaign. Will the Springbok… Read More

The Sharks took another big step towards a home Currie Cup semifinal this afternoon as they handed Griquas a 22-40 defeat in Kimberley, outscoring their hosts by six tries to three in the pr… Read More

A golden opportunity to extend the lead at the top of the log – or a nasty banana peel fixture set to open the Currie Cup field up once more? It’s one of those two outcomes for R… Read More

Ross Cronje has been ruled out of the New Zealand test tomorrow and will be replaced in the starting line up by Francois Hougaard. Cronje has been ruled out as a result of illness and will m… Read More

It’s now the third week of their campaign and the easy ride for the Sharks under 21 side comes to an end. Having banked decent bonus-point wins against the Kings and Leopard in their f… Read More

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made three changes to his starting team to face New Zealand this weekend with Jean-Luc du Preez earning a start in place of the injured Jaco Kriel. Ruan… Read More

Friday night’s come-from-behind victory for the Sharks in Nelspruit has not come without cost and Rob du Preez has been forced into changes ahead of this week’s tough clash, away… Read More

The Springboks will face New Zealand without the services of Jaco Kriel as the flanker is on his way home. Kriel complained about a shoulder niggle after the drawn match with Australia. This… Read More

This has yet to be confirmed by either body, but there is strong speculation this morning that the Sharks and SA Rugby will make an announcement later regarding Pat Lambie. Media outlets (in… Read More

Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen broke his arm during the second half of Saturday’s Rugby Championship test match against Australia in Perth. SA Rugby have announced the the unfortunate p… Read More

Round three of the 2017 Rugby Championship and the Springboks are in Perth to face Australia. The Boks come off a 5 match win streak while the Aussies are 0 from 2 in the campaign so far, bu… Read More

Rhyno Smith scored a crucial try five minutes form time to steer the Sharks to a gritty 27-25 win over the Pumas in Nelspruit this evening. With the Sharks falling foul of referee Jaco van H… Read More

It’s a funny quirk of the so-called “strength v strength” Currie Cup format that the toughest games are often away fixtures against smaller provinces. That will certainly b… Read More

Ross Cronje returns to the starting line up while Pieter-Steph du Toit gets his first start of the campaign. Cronje has recovered from an ankle injury to take his place inside Lions team mat… Read More

Paul Anthony’s Sharks under 21 team will look to build on their good start last week when they face the Leopards at Kings Park on Saturday. Anthony has mostly kept faith in the team fr… Read More

Rob du Preez has made minimal changes to the Sharks team ahead of their away clash with the Pumas at Mbombela Stadium on Friday. Du Preez has taken advantage of the strange decision to not t… Read More

I’m going to come across like the Grinch who stole SA Rugby’s Northern Hemisphere dream here, but bear with me, please. While I feel that “going north” is a noble obj… Read More

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. Michael Mayer’s team sco… Read More