The Natal Sharks were one of the maiden South African teams in Super Rugby competition, being established in 1996. The Sharks made the final in their maiden year, going down to the Blues in the decider. Despite making three Super Rugby finals, the Sharks are yet to win a title, with their last loss being a heartbreaking final defeat to the Bulls in 2007. The Sharks will be encouraged by a sixth place overall finish in 2011 in which they reached the first week of the finals before losing to the Crusaders, and they will look to build on this performance heading into the 2012 season.
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Western Force vs Sharks: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by Red Kev, 17 May 2013 
After last week’s disappointing one-point loss to competition front-runners the Chiefs, Western Force return to nib Stadium tonight to meet the Sharks. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 9.40pm AEST. Michael Foley’s side were certainly not disgraced in Waikato last Friday night, outscoring the defending Super Rugby champions by two tries to one. Unfortunately [...]
South African rugby needs a makeover
by biltongbek, 14 May 2013
Let me start off by saying I am no expert, but then again you don’t need to be an expert to see what is wrong with South African rugby. South African rugby teams, bar the Cheetahs and to some extent the Sharks, play the same style of rugby we have been playing for the last [...]
Reds gain revenge over Sharks
by Jim Morton, 11 May 2013
The Queensland Reds returned to their razzle-dazzle roots on Friday night to smash their Sharks hoodoo with an uplifting 32-17 Super Rugby victory at Suncorp Stadium. Playmaker Quade Cooper led the way in a scintillating first-half display which virtually put the game beyond reach for the injury-hit South Africans at 29-3. Winger Rod Davies crossed [...]
Reds vs Sharks: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by Max Kenney-Herbert, 10 May 2013
Round 13 showcases yet another huge clash between two teams who love to run the ball, as the Queensland Reds take on the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST. The Queensland Reds have had a tricky past few rounds. They drew with Aussie counterparts in the Brumbies and [...]
Sharks’ Frans Steyn out for six weeks
by AP, 8 May 2013
The Sharks say their Springbok back Frans Steyn has been sidelined for at least six weeks with a lower leg injury, putting his participation in South Africa’s June internationals in doubt. The Sharks said on Tuesday that Steyn sustained acute department syndrome in his lower left leg, which is swelling, and inflammation that needs surgery [...]
Chiefs beat Sharks 37-29 in Super Rugby
by AFP, 28 Apr 2013
The Chiefs have put their Super Rugby defence back on track, repelling a persistent Sharks side to secure a 37-29 bonus-point victory in Hamilton. A fast start to both halves on Saturday proved the key for the Chiefs, who ended a run of two defeats and lifted themselves back to the top of the New [...]
Injury strikes Sharks yet again
by AAP, 24 Apr 2013
The Sharks have lost yet another player to injury ahead of their Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton. Centre Paul Jordaan injured his knee during training in Sydney on Monday and has been ruled out for the rest of the season, further depleting a squad struck down by injury ahead of their four-match [...]
South African conference: six of one, half a dozen of the other
by biltongbek, 24 Apr 2013
Following the South African conference in 2013 is akin to watching a chameleon in a Smarties box. The unpredictability, the inconsistent teams performances and injuries have made it the most difficult conference to predict this season. Yet I am going to try and make sense of it all. Currently the conference looks like this (ignoring [...]
Sharks bringing weakened side to NZ
by AAP, 22 Apr 2013
The Sharks will bring a weakened Super Rugby squad to New Zealand after Springboks prop Tendai Mtawarira was added to their growing injury list. Mtawarira suffered a calf injury during the 12-6 loss to the Cheetahs which take a month to repair, ruling him out of Australasian tour matches against the Chiefs, Highlanders, Reds and [...]
Smit set to be named as Sharks chief
by AAP, 11 Apr 2013
The Sharks rugby team in South Africa have not denied a media report that former Springbok captain John Smit will be their new chief executive. The Durban-based Mercury newspaper ran a front-page story saying Smit, South Africa’s most capped player and their 2007 World Cup-winning skipper, will be confirmed as chief executive at a meeting [...]
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