Rees lightning
31 Jan 2006
Comparisons have inevitably been made with Trevor Halstead, but Sharks centre Grant Rees believes he has more to offer than the former Bok.
“Trevor was a great player and I learnt a lot from him when he was with the Sharks,” Rees told keo.co.za. “I am a similar type of player, but I believe I can vary my game a bit more. I rate my passing skills, for example, so I don’t just see myself has someone who can bash it up.”
Rees broke his jaw in a Currie Cup match against the Bulls in 2004, and missed out on selected for the 2005 Super 12. He captained the Wildebeest in the Vodacom Cup, before forcing his way back into the Sharks XV for the Currie Cup season. He’s played 30 matches for the Durbanites (scoring six tries) and is now keen to make his long-awaited Super 14 debut.
“It’s everyone’s dream to play in the Super 14, so I can’t wait to test myself against some of the best players in the world, like Tana Umaga and Dan Carter,” he said. “The only international player I’ve played against, apart from the Boks, is English centre Mike Tindell. But ja, I’ve done well in the Currie Cup and this is the year for me to make the step up to Super 14 rugby.”
The Sharks may not have the flashiest side around this year, but Rees believes they can still score tries against top opposition.
“We’ve got some really talented players in the backline, who are good distributers, so there’s no reason why we can’t do well in the Super 14,” he said.
The Sharks kick off their season against the Chiefs in Durban on 11 February.
20 Comments
31 Jan 2006, 07:56 am
6 tries in 30 matches ??? Rating his passing???
31 Jan 2006, 08:07 am
hobo,
Agree. That’s one try every 5 games, in the CC. That’s not great. Rate Strauss more than this guy.
31 Jan 2006, 08:19 am
hobo,
he passes so well that the other guys score
31 Jan 2006, 08:29 am
“forcing his way back into the Sharks XV”
With their lack of depth, my gran could force her way into the Sharks XV – and she’s dead.
31 Jan 2006, 09:20 am
Offside — that comment is “offside” boet.If our depth is so bad then how come the BULLS could not win both games by a mile. And dont give me the story about, these games dont mean a row of beans. The so called main game, was no run away victory for the BULLS, so OFFSIDE, it looks like the SA teams are in for a “long hard season”, not just the SHARKS
31 Jan 2006, 09:22 am
At least he has the attitude and bravado. He will fit right in. All talk, not a lot of action maybe.
31 Jan 2006, 09:23 am
Penalty for Offside
31 Jan 2006, 09:35 am
I reckon that the Sharks will spring a surprise this S14…they have been quietly going on their business while everyone has been writing them off.
31 Jan 2006, 09:38 am
He has a good name in Grant the same as mine…
31 Jan 2006, 09:41 am
Ollie’s try scoring record is better than his…
31 Jan 2006, 09:51 am
Hello guys.
Just a bit of wind-up early in the morning. I suspect you guys are right about it being a long and hard season. Personally I hope that all the Saffa teams do so well that it will be hard, if not impossible to implement the promotion/relegation scheme – at least not without playoffs between the last placed SA S14 team and the Spears.
To Kandas and all the other Spears supporters –
To have a team in the S14 that will allow any opposition to pencil in a win even before playing does not help the “fortress” mentality we need to cultivate. Face it – we battle to play well when playing overseas. We need to ensure that the kiwis and aussies have the same problem – not gift them 5 pointers.
31 Jan 2006, 10:37 am
Jeez, at least he doesn’t have an ego…
31 Jan 2006, 10:56 am
offside,
90% of our teams are definate 5 pointers for kiwi teams anycase – what is the difference?
31 Jan 2006, 11:20 am
Everybody has got it wrong,Stormers will win this Super 14,by playing the Sharks in the Final.Bulls relegated,Cats near the bottom and Cheetahs mid table.
Place your house on a Stormers win……..
31 Jan 2006, 11:44 am
BIGBOSS – I like your Attitude… I wont put my house on it though…
Stormers are the Kings…
31 Jan 2006, 11:59 am
Sharks teams for tomorrow’s game against the Cats:
Hammerheads: 15 Greg Goosen, 14 Craig Burden, 13 Grant Rees, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Daniel Farani, 10 Scott Spedding, 9 Scott Mathie, 8 Nico Breedt, 7 Jaco Gouws (captain), 6 Solly Tyibilika, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Brent Moyle, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Danie Saayman.
Raggies: 15 Brett Hennessey, 14 Henno Mentz, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Percy Montgomery, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Braam Immelman, 7 AJ Venter, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johan Muller, 4 Johan Ackermann, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Jody Jenneker, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements for both teams: Bismarck du Plessis, Warren Britz, Sandile Nxumalo, Pierre du Toit.
Note Farani on the wing for the Hammerheads!
31 Jan 2006, 12:42 pm
Cripes John bull what the ***** he doing on the wing, jorrie will have his work cut out. actually jorrie’s been in fine try-scoring form of late.
Reckon that sharks pack is going to be hot.
1. Carstens 2. Smit 3. BJ
4. Ackerman 5. Muller/Van den Berg
6. Solly/Britz 7.AJ
8. Farani
31 Jan 2006, 13:18 pm
Hi John Bull. I just read on sarugby.net/profiles, that Farani is 117kg. Ok i just read he is a blindside flanker. I thought for a minute SA had found a Lomu.
Is Farani any good?
31 Jan 2006, 13:20 pm
Sorry everbody i have made a right berk of myself. Farani is the new samoan. Apologies, a London i.t. office does to people
1 Feb 2006, 08:02 am
Never write off a team that has nothing to lose.
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