Jaden Hendrikse will play for the Sharks a week after helping dismantling the Pumas in probably his best game in quite a while. Phepsi Buthelezi also makes a return from injury on the bench. Old men Cameron Wright and Lionel Cronje have been recalled to the bench the assist the Sharks to close out the game.
(more…)The Hollywoodbets Sharks’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign kicks off this weekend with a trip to Galway in Ireland to take on Connacht at Dexcom Stadium on Saturday evening.
(more…)Rassie has picked Manie Libbok to start at flyhalf with Jaden Hendrikse at scrumhalf. Big guns Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi have all been recalled to the starting lineup.
Cobus Reinach and Handre Pollard will offer a lot of experience from the bench.
(more…)Fresh from Saturday’s victorious Currie Cup game, the Hollywoodbets Sharks departed on a three match European tour to start their Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
(more…)The Hollywoodbets Sharks will take on the Fidelity ADT Lions at Emirates Airline Park, in Saturday’s Carling Currie Cup Final. An eight match unbeaten streak, that includes a win over the Lions, will give the Hollywoodbets Sharks team momentum and confidence going into the final.
(more…)Rassie has rested a number of his first choice players such as PSDT, Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende, Willie le Roux, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi. This means players like Aphelele Fassi gets another chance to shine in the Bok jersey.
(more…)After a slow start to the Charling Currie Cup the The Hollywoodbets Sharks XV will face the Bulls in Saturday’s Carling Currie Cup semi-final. Hopefully the team can build on the good for they showed the last couple of weeks and produce another victory on Saturday.
(more…)Coach Plumtree has selected more URC players to the Currie Cup team. The Sharks will end up third on the log regardless of the result and will play the Bulls at Loftus in the semi final next week. So the match is really a chance for some more players to get some match time. Due to injuries to e.g. Andre Esterhuizen and Eduan Keyter this will be a chance for youngsters like Jurenzo Julius and Litelihle Bester to show that they should be part of the URC squad that will travel to Europe towards the end of the month.
(more…)Grant Williams has been promoted to start, while Aphelele Fassi (who played really well apart from one poor clearance kick) drops out of the squad and is replaced by Willie le Roux. Handre Pollard starts the game at 10 with Sacha dropping to the bench. Lukhanyo Am joins Jaden Hendrikse on the bench. The Boks will have no lock cover on the bench with PSDT covering from the blind side.
(more…)Correction: John Plumtree has taken over the coaching in the Currie Cup with JPP returning to coaching the U/21 team. He has selected 12 URC players into the match day squad for the game against the Griffons. One has to feel for the young players that has been doing so well but with the first URC game a few weeks away it is important that the URC squad starts getting some match practice.
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