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2016-12-27 08:49
Hi guys – apologies for the lateness of this message, but the season sort of snuck up on me this year and before I knew it, I was deep into the holiday period and spending much-needed… Read More
2016-12-15 10:44
The Sharks have completed their final training session for the year and will now reconvene in January, after a couple of weeks off with their families. Courtesy of Steve Haag, we have a grea… Read More
2016-12-12 09:32
Yes, this headline is somewhat less inspiring than the alternate version I had in mind, “Turkeys vote for Christmas”, but the net effect is roughly equivalent. Credit must go to… Read More
2016-12-08 10:25
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns to the Cape Town Stadium this weekend, where the Springbok Sevens team will aim to secure back-to-back wins after winning the cup final at the Emit… Read More
2016-12-06 18:23
Here are the home and away strips that the Sharks will wear in Super Rugby 2017. The design team has stuck with a traditional black and white theme for the home and away jerseys, emphasising… Read More
2016-12-06 08:13
An all-new Sharks Super Rugby strip will be launched at Kings Park this evening, but the Sharks have already confirmed that former apparel sponsor Canterbury has come back on board and will… Read More
2016-11-29 09:03
It’s quiet out there, all right. Let me update you guys on (literally) two small pieces of news from Durban. Our French import, Clem Poitrenaud, has arrived and is training with the te… Read More
2016-11-28 12:57
Following another loss the Springboks have slipped to sixth in the World Rankings, finalising a horrific year in which only 4 victories were recorded from 12 fixtures. The Boks are now only… Read More
2016-11-26 16:21
It’s the alst test of 2016 for the embattled Boks. Kick-off in Cardiff is at 17h30 local time, 19h30 in SA. Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Scott Wil… Read More
2016-11-24 13:22
Allister Coetzee has wielded something of a heavy axe, picking a green Springbok backline boasting just 40 aggregate caps for Saturday’s test against Wales. With one last chance to tak… Read More
2016-11-23 09:11
The Sharks coaching appointments for 2017 have been finalised, with Head Coach Robert du Preez opting for a slight reshuffle as he brings a trusted lieutenant to the union. Former Blue Bulls… Read More
2016-11-22 07:59
The Springboks face Wales this weekend, the last Test match of what has been a terrible year for Springbok rugby and its supporters. This is also the last Test before a very important date… Read More
2016-11-22 06:51
Eben Etzebeth, who missed last weekend’s humiliation due to concussion, will take no further part in the tour and will be returning home. Etzebeth picked up a knock in the loss against… Read More
2016-11-21 07:58
Well seeing that it has been 20 years since the game became professional in 1996 I have decided to name my Top 20 players. In my 20 man team I have 3 England players, 2 Aussies, 2 Irish, A F… Read More
2016-11-19 12:30
The Springboks tackle the Italians in the third and penultimate match of their End of Year Tour. Kick off is at 16h00. Allister Coetzee and his men will be desperate for a victory after suff… Read More
2016-11-17 13:00
Keeping their unbeaten record intact will probably be the last thing on our beloved Springboks’ mind when they face Italy at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday. After a… Read More
2016-11-17 12:08
Allister Coetzee has stuck to mostly the same team that went down to England a week ago, making only two changes. Bryan Haban comes in for JP Pietersen in a straight swop on the wing while N… Read More
2016-11-17 07:19
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected his strongest available team to face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The only first choice player on tour not available is Jerome Kaino, who suffere… Read More
2016-11-15 11:18
Further to our article last week, please take note that the Sharks Team Day that was scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed until the New Year. It’s going to be ugly in Durban… Read More
2016-11-14 09:26
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, as the old saying goes, although in today’s parlance, the somewhat more ribald version about “polishing a turd”… Read More
2016-11-14 07:02
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 fro… Read More
2016-11-14 06:24
The World Rugby awards were held on Sunday evening in London and the awards were dominated by New Zealanders, as expected. Players of the Year went to Beauden Barrett while Steve Hansen took… Read More
2016-11-12 14:17
Kick off at Twickenham is at 14h30 GMT, or 16h30 in SA. England:15 Mike Brown, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola… Read More
2016-11-10 15:45
We like to keep track of what our former Sharks players are up to around the world and today there is a fair bit of good news for the front row club. Firstly, a hearty round of applause and… Read More
2016-11-10 13:06
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named his side to take on Eddie Jones’ England this Saturday, making the expected changes from the side that faced the Barbarians last week. Adriaa… Read More
2016-11-10 07:13
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made several changes to his team that face Italy this weekend. Several might be an understatement, he has made 12 changes to the starting 15 alone. Many mig… Read More
2016-11-09 11:37
The Sharks are putting on a morning of fun activities and opportunities for fans to interact with the team – a way to say thank you to the loyal supporters who have stuck with the team… Read More
2016-11-09 09:21
It’s been a pretty turbulent couple of days for rugby fans in the fairest Cape, I’m sure, with the news coming out on Monday that the professional arm of WP Rugby has had to appl… Read More
2016-11-08 06:48
Roelof Smit is the upteenth flanker to be ruled out of the End of Year Tour, following an injury picked up at training yesterday. Smit tore a pectoral muscle during training on Monday and wi… Read More
2016-11-07 06:12
The unfortunate news from the Springbok camp this morning is that Jesse Kriel is heading home. He hurt his leg in the match against the Barbarians this weekend, and will take no further part… Read More
2016-11-05 13:00
The Springboks kick off their European tour at Wembley with a young team taking on the ever entertaining Barbarians. Kick off is at 17h00. Interesting head to heads include a Lions hooker-of… Read More
2016-11-04 12:07
We’re still months away from the 2017 season, but the team is already busy at work. The pre-season training has just begun and head coach Robert du Preez will be announcing new signing… Read More
2016-11-04 12:04
The Southern Kings have started to announce some of their new signings for the upcoming Super Rugby season that kicks off at the end of February. Having lost a number of senior players to ov… Read More
2016-11-03 13:04
The Springbok team to face the Barbarians at Wembley on Saturday has been announced, with Pat Lambie leading the team from flyhalf with a very exciting backline to feed. The team has only 6… Read More
2016-11-03 08:57
Stormers flyhalf Robert du Preez Junior has been handed the all-important flyhalf jersey as former Wallaby coach Robbie Deans names his Barbarians side to face the Springboks at Wembley on S… Read More
2016-11-02 08:55
Sharks coach Rob du Preez had a number of interesting things to say at yesterday’s press conference, but perhaps most telling was his continued assurance that improving the players&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-11-02 06:22
The World Rugby awards nominations have been released, with three South Africans being named in the shortlists. Before you get too excited, it’s more like 1 player and 2 officials. Sea… Read More
2016-11-01 11:41
The Springboks will kick-off their End Of Year Tour against the famous invitational club, the Barbarians FC, at the Wembley Stadium in London this Saturday. The Baa-Baas have been victorious… Read More
2016-10-31 13:22
Patrick Lambie is set to lead out the Springboks when they face the Barbarians team in London this weekend. Adriaan Strauss is set to be rested for this match with eyes firmly set on the big… Read More
2016-10-31 12:15
The news is coming thick and fast today. Robert du Preez’s first squad of the new 2017 campaign has been announced. Here is the team that has assembled for Super Rugby pre-season train… Read More
2016-10-31 11:02
The Sharks are a team determined to recapture their glory days, but as we know, success does not happen overnight. Winning campaigns are typically built on a platform of shared values and cu… Read More
2016-10-31 10:30
We’d like to welcome the following players to the Sharks for Super Rugby in 2017. Their signings were confirmed by the union a few minutes back. Young prop Enoch Mnyaka joins from the… Read More
2016-10-28 08:56
The Sharks have informed us that news regarding player signings (and re-signings) for 2017 will be announced on Monday next week, when the team officially gets their Super Rugby pre-season t… Read More
2016-10-27 13:17
Following the injury to Jaco Kriel, Nizaam Carr will remain with the squad following the Barbarians game. Jannie du Plessis has withdrawn from the Springbok squad for personal reasons, and h… Read More
2016-10-27 12:23
Jaco Kriel has been ruled out of the Springboks End of Year Tour after an injury sustained playing in Japan this past weekend. Kriel was playing for the Kubota Spears when he sustained a gra… Read More
2016-10-27 07:25
Gary Gold has requested to be released from his contract with the Sharks to pursue other opportunities, and the Sharks have granted him his request. In what comes as a bit of shocking news… Read More
2016-10-25 10:57
I wonder how many of you will remember Siseko Jafta, the promising Sharks and Junior bok flanker who was forced to retire prematurely some years back due to a neck injury? Well, the good new… Read More
2016-10-25 06:20
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named the SA Rugby Player of the Year at the national awards held last night. Only a year after leaving the Sharks to join Western Province, the player has made… Read More
2016-10-24 13:15
The Lions have taken the time and effort to confirm new signings while also confirming several players leaving the Union. Most of us already knew about Springbok Marnitz Boshoff leaving for… Read More
2016-10-24 08:13
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named his squad for the End of Year Tour to Europe, including 3 Barrett brothers while also recalling scrumhalf Aaron Smith. While Beauden Barrett continues… Read More
2016-10-22 17:53
Young Sharks forwards Thomas du Toit and Jean-Luc du Preez are among a number of uncapped players that will feature for the Springboks against the Barbarians on 4 November. Allister Coetzee… Read More
2016-10-21 07:29
The unfortunate scheduling of November 4th’s Barbarians game – it falls outside of the agreed International window – means that Bok coach Allister Coetzee will not have acc… Read More
2016-10-20 09:05
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. As expected, both JP Ferreira and F… Read More
2016-10-19 06:25
This is a story that I must have missed seeing as it was reported a few days ago, but here we go. Chean Roux has been relieved of his duties as Springbok defence coach. Roux was appointed as… Read More
2016-10-18 13:57
Francois Louw is set to miss the Springboks’ End of Year Tour due to a hamstring injury, which rules the flanker out until early 2017. Louw left the field early in the Boks’ loss… Read More
2016-10-17 07:05
I’d like to take a minute to reflect on some sad news this morning. Former Ireland number 8 and current Munster Coach Anthony Foley died suddenly in Paris on Saturday night, suffering… Read More
2016-10-14 12:57
He’s been in one of the hottest seats anywhere in SA rugby (that of Sharks CEO) for a little over two months, but Gary Teichmann has clearly already done a huge amount of work that wil… Read More
2016-10-14 09:45
Well, let’s pretend we care, shall we? At least there’s one interesting development, in that the powers that be have eventually relented and allowed 23-man squads for these games… Read More
2016-10-14 08:10
A rather speculative report in France’s l’Equipe newspaper suggest that 34-year-old French international Clément Poitrenaud may be on his way to Durban. Details are sketch… Read More
2016-10-13 14:20
The Sharks today confirmed that centre Heimar Williams has decided to hang up his boots – at the age of just 25. Former Affies pupil Williams, who has been a stalwart for the Sharks fr… Read More
2016-10-13 07:07
He literally spends 27 hours a day on this site, creating a wealth of reading material and welcoming all and sundry to add their two cents. He is Rob Otto, and it’s his birthday today!… Read More
2016-10-12 10:35
Ok, I’ve had it with so-called “brave” Springboks speaking out about the issues in the team, all while earning a cosy fortune in France. I’m talking to you, Duane Ver… Read More
2016-10-11 10:55
I was all set to start writing some pieces about the state of the Sharks squad and trying to work out where there might be depth issues ahead of next year. Before I do that, though, I wanted… Read More
2016-10-11 10:00
It has been a busy day in rugby news with the following stories not making it to our Morning News thread. We have Lions and Bulls team news ahead of the Currie Cup Semi Finals and SA Rugby n… Read More
2016-10-11 07:30
Seeing as the Sharks are not in action for the remainder of the year, we cannot let the site just run dry. So I will do my best to get daily news titbits up for your reading pleasure The big… Read More
2016-10-11 06:47
The Springboks open their tour of Europe with a match against the Barbarians, which would have been an ideal match to get combinations going ahead of much trickier fixtures, but that will no… Read More
2016-10-10 08:33
I have bad news – I have no silver bullet for the Boks! Let’s rather take the opportunity to have a good old vent; after all, it’s probably warranted after conceding our bi… Read More
2016-10-08 11:00
The Springboks face the All Blacks in their last game of the Championship in Durban, with the All Balcks already crowned champions and the Boks fighting it out for second spot. Faf de Klerk… Read More
2016-10-06 11:09
Allister Coetzee has kept faith in the side that recorded a narrow win over Australia at Loftus over the weekend, making just two injury-enforced changes to his team for Saturday’s tes… Read More
2016-10-05 14:49
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news, the Sharks have acted swiftly to allay any concerns regarding Thomas du Toit’s future. A media release this afternoon confirmed that du Toit… Read More
2016-10-05 11:12
There’s some sad news from London today, with the confirmation that former Sharks lock forward Alistair Hargreaves – now playing for Saracens – has been forced to retire fr… Read More
2016-10-04 12:09
In a move likely to raise a few eyebrows (if not heckles), it’s been revealed that Sharks prop Thomas du Toit will join Irish provincial side Munster for a 3-month loan spell. “I… Read More
2016-10-04 08:26
This game can be very cruel indeed sometimes and I’m sure I speak for many here when I say that I’m torn between several emotions right now. Chief among these is probably disbeli… Read More
2016-10-03 12:07
Piet Van Zyl has been caled up to the Springbok squad as injury replacement for Rudy Paige. Paige left the field following a head knock and has suffered a concussion. Van Zyl has two caps to… Read More
2016-10-03 07:52
The Sharks suffered a heart-breaking 28-16 defeat against the Lions in Johannesburg on Friday evening, one that saw the team crash out of the Currie Cup top 4 and consigned them to a second… Read More
2016-10-03 07:29
The Springboks beat the Wallabies at Loftus to maintain some sort of fortress status at the Pretoira stadium. Where to from here though? Morne Steyn scored all the points for the Boks in wha… Read More
2016-10-01 11:00
The Springboks host the Wallabies at Loftus in their penultimate match of yet another disappointing campaign. Will it be Lambs led to slaughter (pun intended) or will we see some proper guts… Read More
2016-09-30 13:30
It all comes down to this. The Sharks need two points from this game, at a very minimum, to ensure progression to the semi-final. They could, in theory, lose to the Lions by fewer than 8 poi… Read More
2016-09-30 06:00
Well now, after what feels like just a week or two, we’re already at the final round-robin stage of this year’s Currie Cup. As is generally the case in a competition littered wit… Read More
2016-09-29 11:10
Bok coach Allister Coetzee has named his team to take on the Wallabies at Loftus this Saturday with three changes coming from the team that took on the All Blacks a fortnight ago. We see a n… Read More
2016-09-29 08:54
In some good news from the Sharks, Stephan Lewies has passed a fitness test and will take his place among the reserves as the Sharks travel to Johannesburg to take on the Lions this Friday… Read More
2016-09-29 08:47
Three high-profile South African coaches have all become free agents over the last week or so, opening up the possibility of some interesting moves in the weeks ahead. Former Springbok coach… Read More
2016-09-28 09:07
The Sharks have been dealt a blow ahead of this week’s must-win Currie Cup game against the Lions at Ellis Park. Coach Robert du Preez’s hopes of naming a full-strength forward p… Read More
2016-09-27 06:00
The good news for the Sharks, ahead of this weekend’s Currie Cup clash with the Lions, is that Lwazi Mvovo will be available for selection. The poor bugger should consider changing his… Read More
2016-09-26 07:19
I’m sure I’m feeling much the same as many of you this morning, having watched in slow-motion horror as the past weekend’s Currie Cup fixtures conspired to turn out in the… Read More
2016-09-23 08:45
We’ll keep this one short and sweet, for two reasons. Reason the first, the Sharks aren’t playing. Reason numero dos, there’s only one important game and the rest are gimme… Read More
2016-09-22 09:19
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… Read More
2016-09-21 13:50
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made a number of changes to his squad ahead of the Springboks two remaining fixtures in the Rugby Championship. With many calling for wholesale substitut… Read More
2016-09-21 08:21
The potential for a clash between a Durban Currie Cup semi-final on 7 October (unlikely as that may now seem) and the Boks’ home Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at the… Read More
2016-09-20 09:00
While it’s tempting to say that the Sharks’ final Currie Cup match – away to the Lions in Johannesburg in a fortnight – is the one that will have the most direct bear… Read More
2016-09-20 08:04
Hey guys – let’s take a few minutes to wish our mate Richard Ferguson a very happy birthday! Rich – as always, thanks so much for all your help around here and many happy r… Read More
2016-09-20 07:38
Smile because the Sharks don’t face any Kiwi teams in 2017! Cry because the same idiotic Super Rugby format has been retained. That about sums it up for us, I reckon, as we peruse the… Read More
2016-09-20 07:22
Five of the Springboks that arrived back in the country on Sunday have been released to their Unions for this weekend’s round of Currie Cup games. Malcolm Marx (Lions), Lwazi Mvovo (Sh… Read More
2016-09-19 09:57
The Springboks went down to the All Blacks this weekend, a result which will surprise nobody really. Even the score line of 41 – 13 is in line with what was predicted. So what now? It… Read More
2016-09-19 07:39
It may not have been ideal weather for rugby – in fact, water polo may well have been more fitting – but the Sharks found a way to bring themselves strongly back into Currie Cup… Read More
2016-09-17 13:47
Oops – knew I forgot something…. Sharks – 15 Curwin Bosch, 14 Rhyno Smith, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 André Esterhuizen, 11 Wandile Mjekvu, 10 Inny Radebe, 9 Michael Claass… Read More
2016-09-17 05:55
Here we go…. Everyone has written the Boks off, but I think they can do it. Well…. Maybe. Kick off is at 09h35. Go AmaBokkaBokka! New Zealand – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Israel Da… Read More
2016-09-16 08:29
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 cam… Read More
2016-09-15 11:24
Fans of online sports betting, virtual and online casinos are in for a treat as OPAP announced they will be growing this side of their business. OPAP is one of the largest betting firms in E… Read More
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