Force not ready to give up on finals rugby
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Western Force have vowed not to put up the white flag, but stand-in skipper Sam Wykes admits the team needs to improve their discipline if they are to get back into the finals race. The Force slumped...
SANZAR appeal Steyn verdict
1 decade ago by Rugby 365SANZAR has lodged an appeal against the outcome of the Sharks utility back Frans Steyn judicial hearing, held on Monday 23 this week. Steyn was found 'not guilty' of contravening Law 10. 4 (j). At...
Three candidates for Sharks captaincy
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comFrans Steyn’s escape from further punishment following the red card he received in the match against the Chiefs last weekend means there are three candidates for the Cell C Sharks captaincy for Saturday’s...
Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins makes a popular return to Super Rugby
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpRugby fans across the world will be all to familiar with Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins, mostly due to his outstanding interviews coining such phrases as 'sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage' and 'going...
Wasps centre Jacobs signs new deal
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps centre Ben Jacobs has signed a new contract with the Premiership club. The 32-year-old Australian, who is in his second spell with the Coventry-based club, has signed an undisclosed-length...
Bulls need massive step up
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comWhile the Vodacom Bulls may be right when coach Frans Ludeke said on Saturday night that “winning ugly is sometimes necessary”, the team know they will have to up their game significantly if they are...
Bismarck suspension means headache for Gold
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comCell C Sharks director of rugby Gary Gold would have ended the Vodacom Super Rugby weekend filled with conflicting emotions – his team looks like it has turned the corner after the win over the Chiefs,...
Some giants are waking up
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe latest round of Vodacom Super Rugby was marked by irrefutable evidence that some giants of the competition are starting to stir and are now beginning to flex their muscles after an early season slumber...
Sharks find the missing ingredient
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comIt is a time-worn cliché and all coaches are guilty of over-using it at some stage, but for the Cell C Sharks it was nonetheless apt after the season they have had so far for the coaching staff to laud...
Bismarck du Plessis banned for four weeks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBismarck du Plessis will miss four Super Rugby matches after pleading guilty to kicking Chiefs No 8 Michael Leitch in the head. The Sharks and Springboks hooker was red-carded in the 18th minute of...
