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It may seem a little tardy to only be previewing 2026 and drawing up my rugby wish list now, what with the first month of the year almost in our rearview mirrors already. But let’s be honest, January is kind of like a free trial month anyway, when we’re all just feeling the new year out and deciding whether it’s worth the subscription. That’s my excuse anyway (and possibly why I haven’t taken my Christmas decorations down yet either…). It’s also possible that I should spend m

As I write this, we’re in that weird no man’s land week between Christmas and New Year. A time when no one really knows what day it is, and people are primarily subsisting on left over roast potatoes, cheese, and Quality Streets (if you can find them in SA – those things have become as rare as a French TV camera angle showing the home side’s wrongdoing…). None of the South African sides were in action in the URC over the weekend, so we really are in the lull. It seems like a

When the Sharks confirmed that head coach John Plumtree will step down at the end of the season, moving into a more advisory capacity, it didn’t come as much of a shock to anyone paying attention. For months now, something has felt off in Durban. The body language, the results, the lack of spark, all have pointed to a franchise slowly losing its pulse. Neil Powell’s shift to focus on other areas within the franchise only adds to the feeling that the Sharks are at a crossroads

This past weekend, SA rugby fans watched with mixed emotions as the Sharks fielded a largely inexperienced side against Lyon in the...

The 2024/25 Champions Cup campaign proved to be a tough outing for South African rugby teams, as none of the sides managed to advance to...

South Africa's most star studded team is out of the United Rugby Championship after suffering defeat after the hooter thanks to a drop...

It is know well established that the Sharks have massive financial backing through their partnership with the American based MVM...

The flying Sharks winger has been in stellar form this season for the Sharks. In fact he's been sublime since the Sharks' second game...

Sbu Nkosi has been absent from the Sharks starting line up for a couple of weeks now, with debate raging about what is going on with the...

Like the fear eliciting Great White is the apex predator in the worlds oceans, the Sharks need to find their killer instinct if they are...

Siya Kolisi signed for the Cell C Sharks in 2021 in what was a massive coup for the Durban based side over their coastal compatriots. It...

On Friday night, the United Rugby Championship made its debut on South African shores as the Sharks faced off against the Blue Bulls down...

With the Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Nations Cup drawing to a close this weekend when the Blue Bulls face Benetton Treviso in Italy, the...

This weekends action in the South African leg of the Rainbow Nations Cup saw the competition open right up. The Lions come from behind...