Sharks Supporters Thread

[Mephisto_Helix]

any team that wins by using spoiling tactics and downright dirty play deserves no and will get no support from me .......

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Agreed, I wonder how much the bulls pay that ref.

Home semi-finals bring in a lot of cash, so I'd guess he got a lot .......

 

[I am Penguin]

I applaud the Sharks effort ...... now that is how a Sharks team plays. Well done for giving it your all As for the Bully Boys ... I sincerely hope you see your arses next weekend against whoever it is ...... spoiling tactics and foul play won you this game and you know it ..... my support will be for your opposition


Sharks, see ya in the CC final again huh

I hang my head in shame. The bulls really lost all my respect. JP should be banned from playing ever again and Bakkies need a 6 week suspension.

Well done Sharks. Pity you fsucked it up in the previous few matches you lost. But playing 16+ men in a team is difficult to say the least.

 

[M0nk3yl0v3r]

*SIGH* reaches for a spoon, removes shirt.... feels for breastbone

 

[orin76]

any team that wins by using spoiling tactics and downright dirty play deserves no and will get no support from me .......

Fair enough, but the Sharks have only themselves to blame for the situation they found themselves in this weekend. I think they peaked way too early this season. Nevertheless, I still think they rock and I look forward to watching them win the Currie Cup.

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

 

[Abe]

I hang my head in shame. The bulls really lost all my respect. JP should be banned from playing ever again and Bakkies need a 6 week suspension.

Well done Sharks. Pity you fsucked it up in the previous few matches you lost. But playing 16+ men in a team is difficult to say the least.

Both yellow cards were hogwash. If you want to be picky, just take a look at how Stefan T tackeled the one bull in the air. I am neither a sharks nor bulls supporter and the sharks did not deserve to be in the position they were in, let alone win the game. If anything, the bulls got the wrong end of the ref more then the sharks and not the other way around. The sharks did not even get a warning yet they must have committed 5 offences at the breakdown in a row, in the red zone, at one point in the second half.

If you want to blame someone, blame the sharks for all of the kickable penalties that they decided not to take. The count was on 4 when it was only 20 minutes into the game.

 

[I am Penguin]

Both yellow cards were hogwash. If you want to be picky, just take a look at how Stefan T tackeled the one bull in the air. I am neither a sharks nor bulls supporter and the sharks did not deserve to be in the position they were in, let alone win the game. If anything, the bulls got the wrong end of the ref more then the sharks and not the other way around. The sharks did not even get a warning yet they must have committed 5 offences at the breakdown in a row, in the red zone, at one point in the second half.

If you want to blame someone, blame the sharks for all of the kickable penalties that they decided not to take. The count was on 4 when it was only 20 minutes into the game.

You call a yellow card for a deliberate dangerous stiff arm tackle hogwash? I can see who you really support. Watching with some misty glasses maybe?

 

[Abe]

You call a yellow card for a deliberate dangerous stiff arm tackle hogwash? I can see who you really support. Watching with some misty glasses maybe?

I support the Lions, not the bulls or sharks. ST jumped up as he was tackled and ended up going into the arm. The arm was swinging a bit but if it he wasn't using it then you would have complained about a shoulder charge. It was definitely not deliberate. What about Pieterson using an elbow to the throat to push off the bulls twin. That was a lot worse and he got nothing. I suppose it's accidental when its done by a shark.

 

[I am Penguin]

I support the Lions, not the bulls or sharks. ST jumped up as he was tackled and ended up going into the arm. The arm was swinging a bit but if it he wasn't using it then you would have complained about a shoulder charge. What about Pieterson using an elbow to the throat to push off the bulls twin. That was a lot worse and he got nothing.

That was protecting himself. His hands was holding the ball. What is different from what he did and a straight arm handoff in the face? Don't be a joke. What JP did borders on assault with intent. He deliberately used his straight arm in a circle swinging movement to dislodge Stefan's head! He never attempted to use both arms to tackle. The same with Bakkies Botha earlier but he got away with it. Seems to me the only way the Bulls know how to win is with dirty tactics.

 

[Abe]

That was protecting himself. His hands was holding the ball. What is different from what he did and a straight arm handoff in the face?

Law 10.4 (a). "A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s)."

Not the same as a hand off which is legal.

 

[I am Penguin]

Law 10.4 (a). "A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s)."

Not the same as a hand off which is legal.

He did not "STRIKE" the attacker. That is what Bakkies AND JP did. He fended himself with his arm while holding the ball with both hands as far as I can remember it did hit the attacker in the throat but that was far from deliberate and the REF agreed. Remember the ref was clearly wearing a blue jersey. Maybe you watched a different broadcast.

 

[Abe]

He did not "STRIKE" the attacker. That is what Bakkies AND JP did. He fended himself with his arm while holding the ball with both hands as far as I can remember it did hit the attacker in the throat but that was far from deliberate and the REF agreed. Remember the ref was clearly wearing a blue jersey. Maybe you watched a different broadcast.

Have a look at the replay. He was holding the ball in his right hand and hit the defender with his left elbow. Thats why he dropped the ball because he was only holding it with one hand.

BTW: Bakkies did not use any of "fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s)". He pushed with an open hand. I am not saying it was legal but a flat hand is definitely not going to do as much damage as an elbow.

 

[Abe]

He did not "STRIKE" the attacker. That is what Bakkies AND JP did.

I am not the only one who seems to disagree with you:

http://www.sarugby.net/default.asp?des=article&id=300271

Bakkies Botha shoved Ryan Kankowski in the face at a ruck

Thats what it was, a shove. Also the next two pieces are interesting.

Bulls showed massive commitment and poise to survive the questionable sin-binning of two players – JP Nel in the 23rd minute and Deon Stegmann in the 34th.

If there was a measure of doubt about Nel’s misdemeanour Stegmann’s dismissal was downright unfair because he was on his feet trying to wrest free the ball from a man on the ground while being held and tugged by Bismarck du Plessis in a palpably off-sides position.

But obviously everyone that disagrees with you is one eyed. Even if they don't care which side wins.

 

[kiepie]

For once the referee was "fair" towards the Sharks! Accept it!

The "disadvantage" team still won, so no point in going on about it now.

 

[Gothan]

I am not the only one who seems to disagree with you:

http://www.sarugby.net/default.asp?des=article&id=300271



Thats what it was, a shove. Also the next two pieces are interesting.





But obviously everyone that disagrees with you is one eyed. Even if they don't care which side wins.

Yes its actually very strange how Bismarck was not cited, for actually sitting on Stegmans back (stegman's yellow card incident), and the wrong side of the ruck. But oh well, even when the sharks played with 16 players and the bulls with 14, the bulls still kicked butt.

Best moment, when Pierre Spies ran over (yes over) kanko

 

[Bizkit87]

I applaud the Sharks effort ...... now that is how a Sharks team plays. Well done for giving it your all As for the Bully Boys ... I sincerely hope you see your arses next weekend against whoever it is ...... spoiling tactics and foul play won you this game and you know it ..... my support will be for your opposition

Sharks, see ya in the CC final again huh

Proudly SA Rugby supporter ???? if this is your views on the ONLY SA team in the super 14 semi's (and we didn't get there by just beating you guys, we got there by winning 10 out of 13 games....)

Just wonder how you can actually support a foreign team next week? and still proudly support the Springboks?

Admit you got beaten by a better team, support them next week (for the sake of SA Rugby, and national pride) and try again next year....

if you can't.... rather then don't watch at all....

 

[DJ...]

If only we'd concentrated on actually winning the game and then going after the bonus point. Those three penalties early in the 1st half, practically in front of the poles (which resulted in no points for the Sharks) could have done us nicely...

 

[SlyFly]

I wish all the games the teams went for the bonus points first... Makes it much more interesting to watch... Maybe they should considor making it so that you get 2 points for 4 tries in a game, or even 3 for 5...

We need to get the teams scoring tries again and stop them from kicking all the time... It makes it much more interesting to watch...

Think if you win you get 4 points, if you score 4 tries and win you get 6... If you loose with less than 7 and score 4 tries you get 3 points... Sounds much more fair to me... How can loosing with just 7 points and scoring 4 tries be considored the same, aka 1 point?

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Proudly SA Rugby supporter ???? if this is your views on the ONLY SA team in the super 14 semi's (and we didn't get there by just beating you guys, we got there by winning 10 out of 13 games....)

Just wonder how you can actually support a foreign team next week? and still proudly support the Springboks?

Admit you got beaten by a better team, support them next week (for the sake of SA Rugby, and national pride) and try again next year....

if you can't.... rather then don't watch at all....

.... I'll give you the same answer as earlier .......

any team that wins by using spoiling tactics and downright dirty play deserves no and will get no support from me .......

And as for this logic

Just wonder how you can actually support a foreign team next week? and still proudly support the Springboks?

... you might want to realise that the Springboks are not the Bulls.