Sharks keep it real

Sharks keep it real

27 Jan 2006

Dick Muir is realistic when assessing the Sharks’ chances of success in the Vodacom Super 14 this year.

Speaking at the Sharks media launch at Sun City on Friday, Muir admitted his squad wasn’t in the same league as the likes of the Bulls and Crusaders.

“I’m not going to come out and say that we’ll win the Super 14, because then people will laugh at me,” he told keo.co.za. “The fact is we have a side full of youngsters that can be competitive if they do the basics well. Obviously a team like the Bulls – who reached the semi-finals last year – are in better shape than us and have more experienced players, which is why Saturday’s games will give us a good indication of how far we’ve come as a team.

“The fact is, it’s going to be an incredibly tough year for us, but I believe we can be competitive,” continued Muir. “We’ve had a three-phase approach to the season. Phase one, against the Leopards. Phase two, against the Bulls and phase three, against the Cats. By the time we play the Chiefs [in the first round] we should be ready.

Muir said his players would not be putting too much pressure on themselves going into the Super 14.

“As long as we go out there and give our best, I’ll be happy,” he said. “I want us to get away from the ‘win at all cost’ mentality. We must be able to walk into the changeroom after a game and hold our heads up high. We’re not thinking about relegation at this stage, even if the supporters are. It’s not even an option.”

The Sharks on Friday named their two sides to take on the Bully Boys. While Heyneke Meyer has opted to play his first-choice XV for the main game at 5pm, Muir has refused to reveal his Super 14 hand.

“We’ve brought up 36 guys and selected two evenly matched teams,” he said. “There are a number of combinations that we’ll be keeping a close eye on. Our decision-making was a concern in the Currie Cup, so I’m keen to see if we’ve improved in that area.”

Like Muir, Sharks CEO Brian van Zyl didn’t bother with the smoke and mirrors.

“Our performances last year weren’t good and we have to take it on the chin,” he said. “We’ve been working very hard since the end of the Currie Cup to make sure it doesn’t happen again in 2006. Everybody has been writing us off, which is a great challenge for us. We are apparently the worst of the South African teams and we have a chance to show the country and the world that that’s not the case. We believe we’ve gathered the best squad we possibly could and it’s all systems go.”

When asked what goals he had set for the Sharks, Van Zyl was frank. “We’ll be happy to finish in the top seven,” he said. “If we make the semi-finals then that would be a fantastic achievement. One thing is for sure though, we don’t want to finish last!”

Van Zyl finished off with a parting shot at the organisers of the Super 14. “We only have six home games this year, while other SA teams have seven. Apart from the financial knock we’ll take – as a home match can bring in R1-million – it could also have an impact on which team is relegated. I’m also not happy that we have to cross the Tasman Sea twice when on tour – we are the only side in the history of the tournament to do that two years in a row.”

Sharks teams to play Bulls at Sun City:

HAMMERHEADS XV
Greg Goosen, Odwa Ndungane, Grant Rees, Bradley Barritt, Craig Burden, Scott Spedding, Scott Mathie, Jaco Gouws, Braam Immelman, Solly Tyibilika, Johann Muller (c), Johan Ackermann, Danie Saayman, Skipper Badenhorst, Heinke van der Merwe.

RAGGIES XV
JP Pietersen, Dusty Noble, Gcobani Bobo, Andries Strauss, Brett Hennessey, Percy Montgomery, Ruan Pienaar, Jacques Botes, Nico Breedt, Warren Britz, Albert van den Berg, AJ Venter (c), Brent Moyle, Bismarck du Plessis, Deon Carstens.

RESERVES
Jody Jenneker, Pierre du Toit, Steven Sykes, Daniel Farani, Sandile Nxumalo and Henno Mentz


122 Comments

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  • 51.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:22 pm

    Ghostie,
    We will do nothing about it, our team will revenge on our behalf this afternoon.
    Rest assure that the FS has rightfully replaced their name, and dropped yours. I reccommend that you guys buy it back, as it will be a very long time before the CC will gather rust in eDurban again…

  • 52.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:23 pm

    Vleis

    Lekker naweek, cheers!

  • 53.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:24 pm

    Grrr,
    As jy n Kapenaar was het jy hom waarskynlik gesodomiseer. Dis nou die dief.En sy pel. En die polisieman. En….

  • 54.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:27 pm

    Stan

    LOL

  • 55.VlieëndeHollander: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:28 pm

    Grrrr
    Ek dink jy moet eers oor jou babelas kom voor jy verder chat. Ek sal nie oor my span optimisties wees as hul net met 29-11 vir die spears kan wen nie. Try
    daardie nuwe russiese produk vir jou hangover – dit werk soos ‘n bom

  • 56.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:29 pm

    grrrrr,

    wil jy he ek moet weer oor die cats begin gesels???????

  • 57.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:29 pm

    PissAnt

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

  • 58.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:30 pm

    PA,
    Goeie plan. Kom ons martel die bliksem!

  • 59.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:31 pm

    Vliegie

    Jy is reg maar ek skreeu al vir jare Leeus. Al wat ek het is ‘optimisme’….

  • 60.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:31 pm

    Grrr

    Relax your team has a superstar in Jorrie.

    No fear.

  • 61.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:31 pm

    Stan

    Jy kan niks doen wat my span nog nie aan my gedoen het nie. Go ahead!

  • 62.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:32 pm

    Dood,
    Waar is jy nou? In die land van moord en roof of sit jy nog daar op oumeid Liesbet se eiland?

  • 63.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:33 pm

    Jon

    Ek sal dit wardeer as jy hom op sy volle name noem. Dis ‘King Jorrie’, net sy goeie vriende en Leeus supporters kan hom Jorrie noem… :)

  • 64.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:33 pm

    Stan

    Ek is nou terug in “Mud Island”

  • 65.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:34 pm

    Grrr

    Daar is net een Koning.

    Blou Bulle

  • 66.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:39 pm

    Die mynhoop bewoners het vir Jorrie.
    Die Sperm Whales het vir Bobo.
    Die VS het vir Gaffie.
    Die Kaap het Gus,Greeff,Andrews,Tjoepie…..
    en hier haak en vas want ek sukkel om te dink aan n Bul wat in daardie manne se klas val.

  • 67.VlieëndeHollander: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:39 pm

    Die blou bulle kan soos real madrid raak – hope talent maar geen leier.

  • 68.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:42 pm

    Stan

    Julle het vir Joost gehad. Maar ek het hom darem meer gesmaak as ‘n rugby speler. Sy nuwe rol van ‘TV presenter’ en Huisgenoot ‘pin-up’ gee my ‘n los maag…

  • 69.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:43 pm

    Hy laat tot vir Kobus Wiese goed lyk op TV…

  • 70.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:43 pm

    Kaaskop,
    Dis waar, maar ek vat liewers 15 goeie spelers en soek dan n kaptein, as wat ek n goeie kaptein het en dan 14 ander goeie spelers moet soek!

    Dood,
    Dit was gisteraand MINUS 29 hier by ons. Dis so koud, as jy vir n pis gaan, bewe jy jouself in 2 orgasmes in voor jy klaar is!

  • 71.Mongril: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:47 pm

    Ja Stan, maar dis net omdat Anton Leonard nou afgetree het.

    En laat ons nou nie van Dries, Johan Wasserman en Richard Bands vergeet nie.

    Ook maar mannne wat so tussen “has-been” en “never-will-be” ronddraai!

    :evil:

  • 72.Mongril: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:49 pm

    Kan ook nou nie dink hoekom Roets noodwendig soveel beter as gaffie is nie… of hoekom Dries beter as Bobo is… of bands beter as Steady Eddie…

    Opinie, opinie,…

  • 73.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:50 pm

    Mongril

    Dit klank as of jy van jou ma praat.

  • 74.VlieëndeHollander: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:51 pm

    Stan
    Ek stem saam, maar die waarde van ‘n goeie kaptein kan nie onderskat word nie. Hansie en Francios Pienaar is goeie voorbeelde. Wat dink jy van die cheetahs?

  • 75.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:51 pm

    Grrr,
    Vergeet van hul manewales van die veld af. Ek praat nou van n speler se vermoe op die veld.In daardie geval is Joost een van die grootstes wat ons nog opgelewer het.

  • 76.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:53 pm

    julle kan miskien nie , gus of jorrie of strooolie he nie stan, maar daar is iets anners wat julle ook nie het nie.

    DIE CC!!!!!!

  • 77.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:54 pm

    arme tjarks het ook maar net n plaatjie oor – EN DIS NIE EENS HULLE SIN NIE!

  • 78.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:55 pm

    PA,en wat het julle die laaste paar seisoene gekry?????????Behalwe natuurlik ‘n paar moerse pakslae van die Bulle af!!!!!!

  • 79.Stan: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:57 pm

    Mongril,
    Ek verskil. Beseringsvry is Bands n baie goeie stut. Dries is n goeie senter met n spesifieke spelstyl en Jorrie is beter as Bobo.Roets is n beter heelagter as Gaffie en was die beste 15 in SA verlede jaar.Gaffie moes n 10 gebly het.

    Kaaskop, Die cheetahs is sonder twyfel die 2e sterkste span in SA, maar ek is net n bietjie bekommerd oor hul diepte. 3-4 beserings en hulle kan probleme he.

  • 80.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:57 pm

    ons truie is nog steeds die mooiste vleis!!!

    selfs al verloor ons span tel ons nog altyd die chicks in die pubs op die aand na die game!

    ons score nog steeds!

  • 81.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:57 pm

    En so baai de way mannetjie,julle het nogsteeds vir Gus,Eddie,Sicknote…………en nogsteeds oof fokkel in die trofeekas nie!

  • 82.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:58 pm

    Chicks met dicks PA?

  • 83.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:58 pm

    ek het dit actually nounet uitgefigure!!

    dis hoekom julle bulle ons so haat!

    ons oukies in ons swart truie by die pubs in PTA is net onweerstaanbaar vir die pretoria poppies!

    julle kan miskien n beker he maar ons kry die rewards!!!!!

  • 84.Mongril: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:59 pm

    Dankie Jondood. As ek besef het tot watter skerp kwinkslae jy in staat is – “klink of jy van jou ma praat” – sou ek mos 2 keer gedink het om ‘n punt te maak wat ek gedink het iemand met jou intelektuele vermoe nie mee sou saamstem nie.

    Ek dink my goudvis sal jou in skaak kan klop!

    Idioot.

  • 85.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 12:59 pm

    AAhhhhhhhhh,nou weet ek hoekom die WP mannetjies Sondae rondloop met die boude geklamp asof hulle ‘n drol probeer terug druk,HULLE HET GESCORE!!!!!!!!!

  • 86.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:00 pm

    ons los die chicks met dicks vir die tjarks vleis.

    twee redes

    hulle is gewoond om geskroef te raak

    en alles lyk altyd goed in die begin (van die seisoen en die aand) net om weer teleurgestel te word.

  • 87.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:01 pm

    PA,daai tipe score wat jy van praat kan julle maar hou,dis gevaarlik vir ‘n man se rektale funksionering!

  • 88.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:02 pm

    nee ons loop so omdat ons heeltyd ons gatte moet afhardloop as die PTA poppies se mans by die huis kom na hulle die oorwinning gevier het!!!!!!!

  • 89.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:02 pm

    Mongril

    “Ek dink my goudvis sal jou in skaak kan klop”

    jou sussie se vissie????

  • 90.vleis: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:04 pm

    Ja sure PA,die enigste rede hoekom die PTA girls julle tipe vat,is omdat hulle ‘n breek nodig het,”light duty”,ons Bulle van die Noorde is net te veel vir hulle in die kooi om die pas te kan volhou!Hulle moet ook rus!

  • 91.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:05 pm

    ek moet daarmee saamstem vleis.

    die bulle is bo vir 75 minute………

  • 92.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:06 pm

    maar dit help nog steed niks!!!!

  • 93.Mongril: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:10 pm

    Baie Slim jondood (ma moet so trots wees…) – Se vir my as jy nou deurgaan met jou egskeiding, gaan sy nog steeds jou sussie wees al is sy nie meer jou vrou nie?

  • 94.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:11 pm

    :D

  • 95.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:11 pm

    Come now boys, play nice…

  • 96.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:13 pm

    Vleis

    Weet nie so mooi nie. Na al daai brannewyne dan loop die dogters oorkant die Jukskei vir ‘n bietjie pret.

  • 97.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:13 pm

    Ons laat hulle brul!!!

  • 98.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:14 pm

    Mongril

    Hook line and sinker.

    Now who is the moron?

  • 99.Mongril: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:17 pm

    That would be you Jondood.

    You can tell by the ice cream on your forehead and the purity drool on your shirt.

    I know you think it’s great that you’re the fastest and strongest kdi in your class – but remember the others are only 6 years old damn it!

  • 100.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 13:38 pm

    Mongril

    Thanks for keeping it real.

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