Sharks

Massive clash at the AJ Bell: Sale vs Exeter

In what could be the game of the round, Sale Sharks travel to Sandy Park to take on the Exeter Chiefs.    Exeter just managed to edge out Northampton Saints in the previous round 29-26 at Franklin’s...

Rainbow Cup Press Conference: Sharks v Bulls

Breakdown of the 21 uncapped players included in the England squad

Eddie Jones has named a 34-player England squad to begin preparations for their summer series of fixtures against the USA and Canada.   The England boss is having a look at the youth in the...

21 uncapped players included in England training squad

Eddie Jones has named a 34-player training squad as England begin preparations for their summer series.   The squad will meet up at The Lensbury on Monday 14 June for a five-day training camp.   With...

Journeyman flyhalf returns to Sharks

The 32 year-old Cronje has set up camp in Durban where he is training with the Sharks as part of their Currie Cup squad.    The creative flyhalf has enjoyed an extremely colourful career to...

Where are they now? The 2009 Emerging Springboks that drew with the Lions

  In 2009, the British and Irish Lions were dealt a blow in their preparations for the test Series against the Springboks as they failed to put an Emerging Springbok side away drawing 13 all in Cape...

The 6 Players In Line To Clash With The Lions For A Second Time

The opportunity to play against the British & Irish Lions comes around just once in a career for a number of players, if they are lucky.    Some outstanding players in the Southern Hemisphere...

Larkham raises concerns over Snyman & de Allende

Munster assistant coach Stephen Larkham has raised doubts over Damian de Allende and RG Snyman.   The former Wallaby said ‘It’s too early to say' whether the Springbok pair would be ready...

Ospreys' withdrawal sees Benetton advance to Rainbow Cup final

An outbreak of Covid-19 in the Ospreys camp has seen them forfeit, giving Benetton free passage to the Rainbow Cup Final.    Organisers are unable to reschedule the match as a result of a mandate...

Referees named for Lions tour

Nic Berry (Aus) will officiate in the first test between the Lions and Boks while Ben O’Keeffe (NZ) and Mathieu Raynal (France) will look after the second and third tests respectively.    (Nic...