Adventures of Sinbad part one: 'I agree with Laurie - Gloucester...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRead part two of Sinbad's column here and part three here I was as disappointed as anyone else watching Gloucester's defeat to Sale Sharks and there were not a lot of positives you can take from it. As...
Diamond wants four wins for top six
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSale Sharks need to win all four of their remaining Premiership games to finish in the top six, says boss Steve Diamond.
Lions' tackle stars top the table
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions' success on their Australasian tour has been put down to their sound defensive system. And statistics back this up, as they have the third-best tackle success rate in Super Rugby - 88. 2...
Francois Steyn banned for 5 weeks after rescinded red card is overturned
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpIn a particularly brutal and controversy filled Super Rugby clash between the Sharks and the Chiefs, Francois Steyn was red-carded for an illegal tackle on fly-half Aaron Cruden. The rulings that followed...
Scrutiny on Stormers defence before Hurricanes
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comDHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has rightly spoken up the need to be tight, direct and physical against the Hurricanes in order to limit attacking opportunities for the Vodacom Super Rugby log leaders...
Hines is backing Brainwave
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbySale Sharks lock Nathan Hines admits paying back the community that supports them so religiously on the pitch is the least that his side can do, after backing Brainwave to enter the Aviva Community Fund.
Why suspensions might help the Sharks
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe Cell C Sharks will feel they have a mountain to climb now that it has been confirmed that Frans Steyn will be out for the next five weeks and will be joined on the sidelines for much of that time...
Sanzar reacts to Steyn ban
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSouthern Hemisphere controlling body Sanzar has revealed why they thought it was necessary to appeal Francois Steyn’s judicial hearing – because they thought the conclusion that Advocate Jannie Lubbe...
SuperWrap: Week 7, 2015
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comFlyin' Lion shows the way Not even the most optimistic of Emirates Lions fans would have predicted their team to come away from Australasia this year with three Vodacom Super Rugby wins under their belt. That...
Francois Steyn suspended for five weeks on appeal
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSharks centre Francois Steyn has been handed a five-week ban for a lifting tackle on Chiefs first five-eighth Aaron Cruden after the incident was revisited by the SANZAR judiciary. Springboks back...
