Friday 20 May 2011

on saterday 21st may at 19:00 the sharks will go up againt the bulls for an epic south african battle to see who will win. the bulls win and move up or will the sharks win and go into 3rd place if they get the bonus try.  

S15 Log Table

PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawByePFPAPDTFTABPPointsUpdated
1Reds1210201355239116382665015 May
2Blues12921131925267352674915 May
3Stormers11830225617284191144415 May
4Crusaders128311356212144402264415 May
5Sharks11740227921564301774315 May
6Waratahs11740225717780301344015 May
7Highlanders1284012372307262233915 May
8Bulls11650228726720292843615 May
9Cheetahs1248013213174303692915 May
10Chiefs125701268275-7282552915 May
11Hurricanes123811229309-80223272515 May
12Western Force113712223307-84143132515 May
13Brumbies112902237336-99243262215 May
14Lions1221001256358-102263671915 May
15Rebels123901216430-214235731915 May


PF = Points ForPA = Points AgainstPD = Points DifferenceTF = Tries ForTA = Tries AgainstBP = Bonus Points

Monday 16 May 2011

The winner of the 2010 Tri-Nations crown may yet to be decided but the fixtures for next year's title race have already been confirmed.
The World Cup means a shortened version of the competition will be contested next year with the Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks only playing each other twice instead of the standard three times.
The action kicks off with Australia playing host to South Africa in Sydney on July 23 and finish with the Wallabies tackling the All Blacks in Brisbane on August 27 - less than two weeks before the start of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The 2011 battle for southern hemisphere supremacy is set to be the last three-team competition with Argentina set to enter the fray from 2012.
South Africa will stage a Tri-Nations match in the Eastern Cape for the first time with the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth hosting the Springboks v All Blacks encounter on August 20. The Boks will launch their title challenge against the Wallabies in Durban on August 13.
The All Blacks open their campaign against South Africa in Wellington on July 30 and host the Wallabies a week later at Auckland's Eden Park. The re-vamped stadium in the New Zealand capital will host the opening game of the World Cup among four pool games, as well as both semi-finals, the third/fourth play-offs and the tournament finale.
In Australia, the tournament opens at ANZ Stadium in Sydney while Brisbane will again host a Bledisloe Cup clash as the Wallabies play host to the All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium for the first time since 2006.
2011 Tri-Nations schedule (kick off times to be confirmed):


Saturday, July 23 - Australia v South Africa, Sydney
Saturday, July 30 - New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington
Saturday, August 6 - New Zealand v Australia, Auckland
Saturday, August 13 - South Africa v Australia, Durban
Saturday, August 20 - South Africa v New Zealand, Port Elizabeth
Saturday, August 27 - Australia v New Zealand, Brisbane

   the tri nation will start in june and finish in july all three teams will only play eachother twice insted of three times to make it more hard and intresting the team for 2011 tri nation has not yet been decide but 50 players have been picked out to do training and are been closely watched.

Thursday 12 May 2011

Jacques-Louis Potgieter has replaced Patrick Lambie in the Sharks team to face the Crusaders at Twickenham on Sunday.
The Sharks have added Eugene van Staden and Gerhard Mostert to their touring squad headed to London while JP Pietersen has also passed a fitness test and will fly out together with the team.
The Sharks are taking just 22 players to London with no back up players as they feel they can fly out an emergency replacement quickly if needed.
John Smit will again captain an almost unchanged side for possibly their toughest clash of the season and the only change is that of Potgieter replacing Lambie while Eugene van Staden adds front row depth off the bench with Craig Burden and Anton Bresler remaining behind.
Gerhard Mostert is named amongst the reserves along with fit-again JP Pietersen.
Looking ahead to the game, captain John Smit is enthusiastic at the prospect of this history-making event. "I hope we get a good crowd for this match because there are hundreds of thousands South African and New Zealand ex-pats living in the UK.
"Hopefully we'll see more Black and White than Black and Red in the crowd." he said on the Sharks site.
"There has been a huge amount of excitement about this game and people over there are hungry for Super Rugby and this is a wonderful opportunity for them to be able to support their teams in real life.
" I'm pretty sure it will be well-supported, not only because there are two good Super Rugby teams playing each other, but because it's for a good cause."
The Sharks
1. John Smit (Capt) , 2. Bismarck du Plessis , 3. Jannie du Plessis , 4. Steven Sykes , 5. Alistair Hargreaves , 6. Keegan Daniel , 7. Willem Alberts , 8. Ryan Kankowski , 9. Charl McLeod , 10. Jacques-Louis Potgieter , 11. Lwazi Mvovo , 12. Meyer Bosman , 13. Stefan Terblanche , 14. Odwa Ndungane , 15. Louis Ludik
Replacements , 16. Eugene van Staden , 17. Tendai Mtawarira , 18. Gerhard Mostert , 19. Jacques Botes , 20. Conrad Hoffmann , 21. Adrian Jacobs , 22. JP Pietersen
 

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Sunday 8 May 2011

Du Plessis starts as Sharks lose Kankowski

Thursday 5 May 2011
The Sharks have named their team to face the Brumbies this weekend without captain John Smit and Ryan Kankowski due to injury.
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Sharks lose Captain John Smit for two weeks

Tuesday 3 May 2011
The Sharks will face the Brumbies this weekend without Captain John Smit who has been sidelined for two weeks with strained a calf muscle.
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Plumtree embarrassed by Sharks performance

Saturday 30 April 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree says that the lack of attitude on the part of his players led to an embarrassing 32-12 defeat at the hands of the Stormers in Saturday night's Super Rugby derby at Newlands.
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Stormers beat Sharks in Cape Town

Saturday 30 April 2011
The Stormers have earned the bragging rights as being billed the best defensive team in the 2011 Super Rugby tournament.
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Sharks name Smit at Hooker against Stormers

Thursday 28 April 2011
The Sharks have named John Smit at hooker for their clash with the Stormers at Newlands this weekend with Bismarck du Plessis on the bench.
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Sharks to bring back Deysel for Stormers

Tuesday 26 April 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree is expected to bring back flank Jean Deysel for his team's Super Rugby match at Newlands against the Stormers. An injury to Jacques Botes means
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Sharks take a bite out of Hurricanes

Saturday 23 April 2011
The Sharks comfortably beat the Hurricanes after an impressive second half performance that saw the Sharks win 40-24 in Durban.
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Lambie returns as Smit moves to hooker

Thursday 21 April 2011
The Sharks have named Partick Lambie in their team to face the Hurricanes this weekend however Bismarck du Plessis will miss the match.
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Plumtree suggests Boks follow his lead for Smit

Wednesday 20 April 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree has outlined the role he sees for captain John Smit and hinted that the Springboks should follow suit.
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Sharks boosted by Lambie's return to fitness

Tuesday 19 April 2011
The Sharks have been bosted by the return of flyhalf Patrick Lambie at training ahead of this weekend's Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes.
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Sharks still in the dark over where to play Smit

Tuesday 12 April 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree says that he has not talked to Springbok coach Peter de Villiers over where he must play captain John Smit.
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Bonus point Sharks bite lacklustre Lions

Saturday 9 April 2011
The Sharks became the only South African team to win in Round 8 of Super Rugby when they beat the Lions 27-3 in Durban.
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Smit returns to captain Sharks against Lions

Thursday 7 April 2011
The Sharks have named their team to face the Lions in Durban with John Smit returning to the starting line up and resuming the captaincy duties.
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Terblanche all set to win 200th Cap

Thursday 7 April 2011
Sharks Stefan Terblanche is set to become the first player in Sharks and Natal rugby history to play 200 games for the Union. Terblanche made his rugby debut against
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Sharks lose Hargreaves for three weeks

Tuesday 5 April 2011
The Sharks have lost lock Alistair Hargreaves for three weeks as a result of the shoulder injury he sustained playing against the Stormers in Durban last weekend.
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Stormers beat Sharks in Durban

Saturday 2 April 2011
For South Africans this is the big match of the weekend. It pits together the top two teams in South African Super Rugby and the tournament's leader the Stormers
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Stormers must expect desperate Sharks

Saturday 2 April 2011
After two consecutive defeats, the Sharks will be desperate to get back on the winning track when they host the Stormers in Durban on Saturday, which could make them a dangerous prospect.
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Sharks bench Smit as one of two changes

Thursday 31 March 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made just two changes to last week's side for the Stormers this weekend as John Smit drops to the bench and loses the captaincy.
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