Sharks 2012

[Blue]

Agree Blue. Although up until his injury this year, I thought Andries Bekker was making a good case for perhaps starting in the 2nd row with Matfield at the world cup. He seems to have improved his physicality significantly and was getting stuck-in in the tight. His injury robbed the coaching staff of that option at the world cup (not that they would have used it anyway!) and he certainly would've been a handy impact player. If he can remain fit he will be a solid replacement for Victor.

I have no doubt with Bakkies injury Bekker would have started with Vic.

Although hang on. That's way too logical. Would prob not have happened.

Jeez we could do a lot worse than Bekker as a replacement for Vic. Problem is he breaks on average once a year. We need locks to put their hands up this year. The cupboard is a bit bare for mine:

4. Elstad, Flip vd Merwe (rubbish), Skeate (one half only), Wickus v Heerden
5. Bekker, Hargreaves (no thanks), Juandre Kruger, Franc vd Merwe, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Etzebeth (watch this boy - class), Bresler

Eek.

Who am I missing?

I am still of the opinion that Alberts can be converted into a high quality 4.

 

[jauzy19]

Sharks did the good thing and released Oupa Terreblanche off to Ireland. Signed Tim Whitehead from the Stormers and the Doep broers till 2013. Signed Riaan Viljoen from the Cheetahs.

Their expected squad
1. Mtawarira/Chadwick
2. Bismarck/Burden/Cooper
3. Jannie Dup/Van Staden/Herbst
Locks. Bressler/Marais/Hargreaves/Skeate
6. Daniel/Botes
7. Alberts/Deysel/Coetzee
8. Kankowski/Alberts
9. Hoffmann/Mcloed
10. Lambie/Michalak/Potgieter
12. Bosman/Whitehead/Potgieter
13. Joubert/Jacobs
Wings Pietersen/Ndungane/Ludick/Mvovo/Sithole
15. Lambie/Viljoen/Ludik

Van Staden is on his way to Biarritz.

 

[Lee Grant]

They need all the help they can get.