Neil Powell had to make to 3 injury enforced changes to the team that will feature against Toulouse in the Quarter Final. Hyron Andrews starts at no 4 lock while Grant Williams moves up from the bench. Jeandre Labuschagne will feature from the bench.
(more…)The Cell C Sharks will face the Airlink Pumas at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday at 19h05. With the Airlink Pumas flighing high again this year it will be a seriously hard task for the Cell C Sharks to beat the team from Mpumalanga.
(more…)The Cell C Sharks will face the Fidelity ADT Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday at 15h30.
(more…)The Cell C Sharks team that will face Munster in the Heineken Champions Cup knock-out game at Hollywoodbets Kings Park tomorrow was announced.
(more…)The Sharks Currie Cup team will on Sunday face a settled WP team that saw off a Bulls team packed with URC players. This time around Corne Rahl will partner Reniel Hugo in the locks while Thembelani Bholi moves back to 7.
The back line has fewer changes this time with Fred Zeilinga again starting at 10 partnered with Bradley Davids and Phikolomzi Sobahle making his CC debut.
(more…)The Sharks have finally been able to call on their big guns in the URC after being unavailable since the end of January. I expect the team will be a bit rusty initially with the powerful Sharks pack hopefully stamping their authority on the game later in the first half.
Neil Powell has been able to select pretty much all his first choice players with Emile van Heerden preferred over Gerbrandt Grobler who will play from the bench.
(more…)Fred Zeilinga will start a Currie Cup game for the Sharks after an absence of at least 4 years. Reniel Hugo and Hyron Andrews are back at locks (would have liked to see more of Ockie Barnard). Likewise Hanro Jacobs will start at tight head in place of Carlu Sadie. A strong loose trio including the two Venters and Dylan Richardson completes the pack.
(more…)Joey Mongalo has selected a pretty strong starting front row which includes Carlu Sadie. Likewise the bench includes the likes of Dian Bleuler and Khutha Mchunu.
Thembelani Bholi and Celimpilo Gumede offers experience at lock and eight man with a number of youngsters making up the rest of the pack.
(more…)I was under the impression that the Sharks would have their Boks available for the away game against the Stormers (rested for February) but alas not. Neil Powell has made a number of changes regardless.
(more…)Dylan Richardson has been promoted to start after a lively show off the bench against the Lions. Likewise Vincent Tshituka moves from covering at lock to starting at 7. Boeta Chamberlain makes a welcome return to full back in place of the injured Aphelele Fassi. Emile van Heerden will provide cover at lock with Lionel Cronje joining the bench due to Neil Powell going with a 5-3 split this week.
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