Total Springbok matches: 55 -@lantic Pumas Vodacom Shield, 2002 – Pumas Bankfin Currie Cup – Mpumalanga SA ‘A’ SA Cup, 2011 – SA Under 20, Sharks XV (Vodacom Cup), 2009 – Sharks ABSA Under 19 Competition, KZN Under 18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2008 – Kwazulu-Natal Under 18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, Under 18 Elite Squad (Elite Squads), 2007 – KZN Under 16 (Under 16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week), 2010 – South Africa Outgoing Tours – Springboks Outgoing Tours – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Sharks British & Irish Lions Tour – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – Sharks MTN test, 2007 – Golden Lions XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Valke ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Golden Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Valke ABSA Currie Cup Qualifiers – Lions Vodacom Cup –, 2006 – Maties Fidentia National Club Championships – Vodacom Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Vodacom Western Province Vodacom Cup, 2005 – Investec Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round – Investec Western Province Vodacom Cup, 2012 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2011 – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory friendlies – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2010 – ABSA Under 21 Competition – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2012 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division â Sharks XV Vodacom Cup â Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2011 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division â Sharks XV Vodacom Cup â Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2010 – Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Western Province Vodacom Cup â Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby, 2009 – Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Western Province Vodacom Cup â Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby, 2008 – Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Western Province Vodacom Cup â Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby, 2007 – Western Province U21 Absa Competition, 2006 – SA U19 2006 WP U19 – Western Province A Inter-Provincial Sevens, 2005 – WP U18 Craven Week – SA U19 Trials, 2010 – South Africa Outgoing Tours – Springboks Outgoing Tours – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa IRB Junior World Championships – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies, 2008 – Kwazulu-Natal U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week – SA Schools SA Schools – U18 Elite Squad Elite Squads, 2007 – SA Schools SA Schools – KZN U18 U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2013 – After his contract expired at the end of the 2012 season, he rejoined the Sharks, 2012 – MTN Golden Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – MTN Lions Vodacom Super Rugby, 2011 – South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup – MTN Golden Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – MTN Lions Vodacom Super Rugby – South Africa Castle Tri-Nations, 2010 – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours, 2008 – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours, 2007 – South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – South Africa World Cup warm-up matches, 2006 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours, 2005 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round – Sharks Vodacom Super 12, 2003 – Natal Sharks ABSA Currie Cup – Premier Div. The one good thing about making a call for the starting scrumhalf is the fact that unlike at the loose forward choices there are only two men to really call upon, either Charl McLeod or Jaco Reinach. It was the then coach at the Sharks, Dick Muir, who convinced him to convert to Hooker where he now applies his trade. Also no doubt with the line-out calling problems, the coach will use the skills of 8th man Ryan Kankowski in calling line-outs. His first try against the Blues came after just 16 seconds in that game – a record at Super 14 level. He was nominated for player of the tournament and went on to claim the South African Under 21 player of the year for 2006. Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – 2009, ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – 2009, ABSA Under 21 Competition – 2009 He also earned a call up from the Springbok coach in 2012 for the Castle Rugby Championships. Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division, Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition, Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies, Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – 2010 Dale went to school at Westville Boys High and has had a very successful junior rugby career where he achieved the following: 2005 – Natal U16 Grant Khomo Week Kyle has all the attributes to be a top class hooker but seems to have the one problem in his armoury and that’s the same as Craig Burden in finding the Lineout jumpers as we saw in the Final of the Currie Cup recently, something the coaching staff will surely have to rectify as Bismarck is still in the recovery phase after his knee surgery and is only due back mid March 2013, thus leaving the void to be filled by either Burden or Cooper. June 9th - Sharks Esports sign supLex on a permanent basis. Bismarck is probably one of the biggest names right now in world rugby and his present injury is and was a huge setback for the Springboks and the Sharks. He was schooled at Swartland High School in Malmesbury, just outside Cape Town. Kwa-Zulu Natal Under 16 Coca Cola Grant Khomo Week – 2005 Former Sale Sharks rugby union player David Tait has died at the age of 25 in a fall in Hong Kong, the club confirms. Patrick Lambie will as always attack the gain line, he will defend like a demon, he distributes well and is most of all a very calm player that more often than not takes the right options. He is known to be a very versatile player and although he mainly plays scrumhalf, he is very able at flyhalf as well as center. 2008 – Sharks U19. Riaan will surely regain his form in 2013 as he is a quality player. Once again injuries will play a roll as some players are still recovering from injuries or correction to injuries during the off-season, but one can safely assume that the Sharks will start with their Springbok props in Jannie du Plessis and Beast Mtawarira, with Dale Chadwick and Wiehahn Herbst again filling the bench spots or getting starts where and as rotation takes place. Goodrow might stand the best chance of any former Shark to win it all this year. He was moved to centre in the 2010 Currie Cup and due to injury was required to fill the flyhalf berth. Igor Larionov (C) 6. These wonât include recently retired players such as Lewis, Gallen and Ennis. He went on to build a very impressive career at the Sharks, where he still applies his trade, although he is on a 6 month contract in Japan for Toyota Verblitz at the moment from which he will return at the end of January 2013. Height: 185 cm Bosman was part of the team that successfully defended the title for the following two years, by ending in a draw in 2006 against Blue Bulls and defeating the Golden Lions in 2007’s final. James was named in the Springboks squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In return for Dillon, San Jose received a 2020 second-round draft pick via Colorado as well as the Capitals' 2021 third-round pick. This is where I do not want to be the coach, there is always going to be a player just as good but for various reasons that player is going to either miss out or be on the bench. 2012 – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, SA U 20 IRB Junior World Cup, Sharks Super Rugby and Currie Cup. Lambie was also the second highest point scorer in the Currie Cup. Some of them recently wore the teal sweater, while others left San Jose long ago. They get their name from the sharks that live in the Pacific Ocean. Kwazulu-Natal Under 18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, Under 18 Elite Squad – 2008 He has also played a few games at flyhalf when injuries occurred within the Under 21 team this past season. U21 – Natal Sharks U/21 Bankfin Under 21 – Natal Sharks Bankfin Currie Cup – Natal Wildebeeste Vodacom Cup, 1998 – Natal Sharks U/21 Bankfin Under 21, 1996 – South Africa U/23 Other National Games, 2012 – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2011 – Sharks ABSA Under 19 Competition – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2010 – Sharks ABSA Under 19 Competition – KZN U18 Craven Week, 2009 – Sharks ABSA Under 19 Competition – KZN U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2008 – Kwazulu-Natal U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week – U16 Elite Squad Elite Squads, 2005 – Kwa-Zulu Natal U13 Coca Cola Craven Week, 2011 – South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup – South Africa Castle Tri-Nations, 2010 – South Africa Outgoing Tours – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations, 2009 – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa British & Irish Lions Tour – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2007 – South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tour – Springboks XV Vodacom Outgoing Tour – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – South Africa World Cup warm-up matches, 2006 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa IRB Under 19 World Championship – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours – Springbok XV Vodacom Outgoing Tours, 2005 – Free State SA Under 19 – Free State ABSA Under 21 Competition – South Africa IRB U19 World Championships, 2004 – Free State U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa IRB Junior World Championship – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2011 – Sharks ABSA Under 19 Competition – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory friendlies – South Africa IRB Junior World Championships, 2010 – South Africa SA U18 High Performance – Free State U18 Craven Week, 2008 – Konica Minolta Free State U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week – U16 Elite Squad Elite Squads, 2005 – Eastern Province U13 Coca Cola Craven Week, 2011 – DHL Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – DHL Western Province Absa Currie Cup Compulsory friendlies – DHL Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby – UCT FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International – DHL Western Province Vodacom Cup, 2010 – Vodacom Western Province ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Western Province Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Western Province Vodacom Cup – UCT FNB Varsity Cup – Vodacom Stormers Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – SA Students SA Students – Western Province ABSA Under 21 Competition – Western Province Vodacom Cup, 2008 – Vodacom WP u21 ABSA Under 21 Competition – UCT FNB Varsity Cup, 2011 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2010 – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs British & Irish Lions Tour – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14, 2008 – Vodacom FS Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14, 2007 – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14, 2006 – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14 – Springbok XV Vodacom Outgoing Tours, 2005 – Vodacom Cheetahs ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Free State ABSA Under 21 Competition – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Cup – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours, 2004 – Free State ABSA U20 Competition Section A, 2009 – SA Academy U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2012 – South Africa Castle Outgoing Tours – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa Castle Incoming Tours – Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2010 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2007 – South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tour – Springboks XV Vodacom Outgoing Tour – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – South Africa World Cup warm-up matches, 2006 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa IRB Under 21 World Championship – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours – Springbok XV Vodacom Outgoing Tours, 2005 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round, 2004 – @lantic Pumas ABSA U20 Competition Section B – Mpumalanga U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2009 – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours – South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – South Africa British & Irish Lions Tour – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 – Sharks MTN test, 2007 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – SA Emerging IRB Nations Cup – South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2004 – South Africa A South Africa A Outgoing Tour – Bulls Vodacom Super 12 – Blue Bulls ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division, 2003 – Spoornet Bulldogs ABSA Currie Cup First Div – Spoornet Bulldogs Absa Currie Cup Qualifying Rounds – Spoornet Bulldogs Vodacom Shield, 2002 – Spoornet Bulldogs Bankfin Currie Cup – Border U/21 Bankfin Under 21 – South Africa IRB U21 World Cup – Border Vodacom Cup, 2010 – South Africa Outgoing Tours – Springboks Outgoing Tours – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – The Sharks Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Sharks British & Irish Lions Tour – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – Sharks MTN test, 2008 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup, 2007 – Sharks U/21 ABSA Under 21 Competition – SA Amateur Africa Cup – Pool South – Wildebeest Vodacom Cup, 2006 – Kwa-Zulu Natal Inter-Provincial Sevens Competition – Men – KZN U21 ABSA Under 21 Competition, 2004 – Border Bulldogs ABSA U20 Competition Section B – Border U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, 2012 – The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup -Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby, 2011 – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition -The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory friendlies – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2010 – South Africa HSBC Sevens World Series George – South Africa HSBC Sevens World Series Dubai – Sharks ABSA Under 21 Competition – South Africa IRB Junior World Championships – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2008 – Border U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week – U18 Elite Squad Elite Squads – SA Schools SA Schools, 2006 – Border U16 Coca Cola Grant Khomo Week, 2010 – Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Sharks Invitational XV Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Sharks XV Vodacom Cup, 2009 – Xerox Golden Lions British & Irish Lions Tour – Auto & General Lions Vodacom Super 14, 2008 – Xerox Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Xerox Lions Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Auto & General Lions Vodacom Super 14, 2007 – Golden Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – SA Emerging IRB Nations Cup – Lions Vodacom Super 14, 2006 – Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Lions Vodacom Cup, 2005 – Golden Lions SA Under 19 – Golden Lions ABSA Under 21 Competition, 2011 – GWK Griquas ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Griqualand West Absa Currie Cup Compulsory friendlies – Toyota Cheetahs Vodacom Super Rugby – GWK Griquas Vodacom Cup, 2010 – GWK Griquas ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – GWK Griquas Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Griquas Vodacom Cup – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14, 2009 – South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours – GWK Griquas ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – GWK Griquas Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies – Royal XV British & Irish Lions Tour – Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Super 14 – GWK Griquas Vodacom Cup, 2008 – Wildeklawer Griquas ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Wildeklawer Griquas Vodacom Cup, 2007 – Valke ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div – Valke ABSA Currie Cup Qualifiers – Valke Vodacom Cup, 2006 – Medicover Valke ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division – Medicover Valke Vodacom Cup, 2005 – AMD Valke ABSA Currie Cup First Division – AMD Valke ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round, SECONDARY SCHOOL Marlow Agricultural High, 2008 – Eastern Province CD U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week. He was also selected for the end-of-year tour to Ireland and England. If Francois Steyn is still injured at the start of the 2013 season, Tim Whitehead will start at inside centre. John Plumtree will start with Francois Steyn and Paul Jordaan, this of course will depend on the injury Frans picked up during 2012’s Springbok games, but injuries apart no doubt that would be the best combination in my opinion. Sibusiso was schooled at Queens College and represented Border at Craven Week, thereafter he was accepted at the Sharks Academy and in 2010 made his way into the Junior Springbok Under 20 squad. His senior career although still in infancy has been a bit worrying as he seems to be brilliant one game and then seems to be asleep in the next. He has always been one of the most underrated wings in South Africa, being a player that reads the game well and gets involved, maybe only the lack of a bit of raw speed being his downfall. EP Under 13 Craven Week – 2002. It is after all a very long arduous season coming up and will without doubt be very taxing on the players. Lastly his kicking game is extremely good. Bosman started his professional rugby career at the Free State Cheetahs, who competes in the Currie Cup. In October 2010 Lwazi was selected for the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe. Sharks XV Vodacom Cup – 2011 Sbura really made his name known in the Blitzbokke where it was his power and hunger for the try-line that set up the victory. Sharks Currie Cup 2008. Lwazi made his Tri-Nations debut against the Australia in Sydney on 23 July 2011. October 22nd - Sharks Esports bench Luken and part ways with supLex. There is no doubt he has the talent and maybe he is a slow starter and will grow as a player as he gains experience. TERTIARY EDUCATION: Sharks Academy. Weight: 112 kg The Sharks will be hoping Louis continues with this form. Nick Schonert: (TH) although he has played on the LH side. Schooled at Michaelhouse and capable of playing flyhalf, centre and fullback, he was the leading points scorer in the 2009 ABSA Under 21 Currie Cup, despite only turning 19 later that year. Bismarck would start every match no matter the team he played for, so normally we wouldn’t even give who starts a thought, but he is in recovery phase after surgery and thus it leaves the Hooker birth open for the fringe Hookers to fight it out for. He too came to the Sharks via the Golden Lions and has since always been a crowd favorite at the “Shark Tank”. Patrick Lambie was Michaelhouse’s first South African rugby player in their 115 year history. Hanco was schooled in Witbank and although there is not really too much information widely available regarding this young player, I do know he has come through the Sharks Academy with a lot of success and played Sharks Under 19 and Sharks Under 21, where he has been rated very highly and is a nippy scrumhalf with a good boot. At the young age of 20, he made his debut for the Springboks in late 2005, against Wales in Cardiff.