Sharks Supporters Thread

[Sting]

Has the team been announced yet?

 

[Zyzzyva]

Has the team been announced yet?

Sharks - 15 Stefan Terblanche (c), 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Juan Hernandez, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Deon Carstens.

Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 John Smit, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Adrian Jacobs.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

/sarcasm on


quiet a crappy looking bench that huh


/sarcasm off

 

[Sting]

Where's Rory? Ruan to cover at No 9?

 

[LancelotSA]

Where's Rory? Ruan to cover at No 9?

Yeah, for someone who had Springbok aspirations he is now battling to even make the Sharks team.

 

[PhreakBoy]

Isn't Rory injured?

 

[Zyzzyva]

mmmm... seems like there is no quick solution to the sharks bench woes.

 

[Creag]

/sarcasm on


quiet a crappy looking bench that huh


/sarcasm off

mmmm... seems like there is no quick solution to the sharks bench woes.

Yeah, if I were a Cheetahs player or supporter, I would be feeling quite positively looking at this lot.

But I am not!!! Just looking forward to some more wallops for them *****-cats!

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I still haven't found mention of Kockott being injured ........ I really hope this is not the Sharks starting to let talent get away through pettiness again

 

[CHURCHILL]

I still haven't found mention of Kockott being injured ........ I really hope this is not the Sharks starting to let talent get away through pettiness again

Last night i checked the official Sharks website, Rory's own website and the official Gauteng Sharks supporters site, nothing mentioned about an injury,
i reckon the coaching staff have really dropped him due to perfomance i suppose, if thats the case i fully disagree.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

It astounds me that they have dropped Kockett and are forcing Ruan back into the No.9 ..... boggles the mind

 

[Creag]

My mom-in-law does some work at the Shark Tank and it seems the word is that he's been dropped

There is no explanation for this especially as he has been one a handful of players who have consistently performed and carried the team to many of their past successes.

There has been no obvious drop in form which I have seen and were it not for his injury he would still be the first choice No. 1!

The Sharks risk losing a good No. 9 and accurate goal kicker

I think an explanation or some sort of word from the franchise is well overdue.

 

[Sting]

That's why I made the comment on thread on Wednesday. I heard that he's been dropped and that Ruan would cover at scrumhalf and Dumont will cover at flyhalf/centre.

I'm also a Rory fan and feel that he has been hard done by with this selection.

 

[LancelotSA]

Peter De Villiers mentioned in the Mercury today (I posted the link in the Ruan vs Morne thread) that he wants Ruan to play flyhalf in the Currie Cup. This could be a bit of an issue when we have obviously paid a fair bit to get Hernandez...

It would actually make sense though with Kockett and McLeod providing sufficient at scrumhalf. But not sure they could give either Hernandez or Pienaar enough game time with both playing one position.

 

[Creag]

Wherever they go with their selections I fear one or two big names will become casualties

 

[LancelotSA]

What a classy try.... Kankowski, Ndungane, Tereblanche, Murray... brilliant stuff!

 

[Sting]

Have the Cheetahs gone to sleep?

Hope I'm not speaking too soon, but if they don't wake up it will be a huge score!

 

[Fiekus]

Have the Cheetahs gone to sleep?

Hope I'm not speaking too soon, but if they don't wake up it will be a huge score!

Nope the haven't

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Another weekend, another win ........ "resurgent Cheetahs side" ... uhm, ja right

 

[waynegohl]

they showed the boks training the other day before the all blacks clash and john smits legs looked chunky like he is overweight or something.