Sharks reel in Spencer

Sharks reel in Spencer

18 Jan 2013

Carlos Spencer will help coach the Sharks during their pre-season schedule.

The former Blues, Northampton Saints and All Blacks flyhalf has joined the Sharks management as they prepare the squad for Super Rugby, which kicks off next month. The 37-year-old has agreed to a short-term stay.

‘His experience as a player and the opportunity for us to use him – no one was – was great for us,’ coach John Plumtree told the Sharks website. ‘He loves his coaching and his knowledge of flyhalf and backline play is invaluable. He will also be looking at kicking skills, he was a great tactical kicker himself and he is really good at passing on his knowledge.

‘Because he’s going to be here for a couple of weeks, he can enjoy himself and get to know the players which can only be of benefit for everyone. I was really impressed with what he did with Elton Jantjies.’

This will be Spencer’s second coaching stint with a South African franchise. He was John Mitchell’s assistant coach at the Lions, before being dismissed after the 2012 Super Rugby campaign.

Spencer said he was looking forward to working with Springbok and Sharks flyhalf Pat Lambie.

‘I enjoyed my time with Elton, he’s an exciting and skilful player,’ said Spencer. ‘Pat is built along the same lines. He’s one of those up and coming players with a lot of skill and one certainly for the future – both for the Sharks and South African rugby. I’m looking forward to spending a bit of time with him and hopefully I can share a few of my ideas with him and teach him a bit of stuff.’

The Sharks start their Super Rugby campaign against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on 23 February.


20 Comments

  • 1.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 10:51 am

    Nice to have you around Carlos.

    Now please sign on a more permanent basis to help Bashford and Reece Edwards out.

  • 2.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 11:12 am

    “wise businessmen who invest in the ANC…everything they touch will multiply”

    http://m.mg.co.za/index.php?view=article&urlid=2013-01-18-00-joburgs-r1bn-present-to-zuma-benefactor

  • 3.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 11:27 am

    @Transformation-2:
    Ah yes, good old Viv. Scaliest dude you ever did meet.

    His simpleton son is going to champion this initiative. And when I say simpleton, I mean that in the most honest way.

    He scarcely has two brain cells to rub together.

  • 4.Treehugger: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 11:58 am

    Wonderful news for the Sharks, just wish it was a more permanent position.

  • 5.shooter: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 12:02 pm

    @Transformation-2: B1.25b is alot of bananas

  • 6.gunther: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 12:06 pm

    @Transformation-2:

    Embraboer.

  • 7.grant10: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 12:31 pm

    clever move by Sharks….Carlos a legend.

  • 8.Tarlo: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 13:03 pm

    Agree, clever move… It’s always hard to say exactly how good a coach is, especially somewhere like the lions, but if nothing else he brings a more exciting mindset and a dimension that is typically lacking in SA rugby. I was hoping he’d join Elton at Stormers but at least he’s still in SA, could be good.

  • 9.papaown: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 14:40 pm

    now i actually have alot of faith in the sharks progressing further

  • 10.charo: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 14:43 pm

    @papaown-9:

    were you looking for me the other day?

  • 11.willievz: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 14:48 pm

    Admirable recruit.

    Lambie should squeeze a lot of knowledge from him.

  • 12.willievz: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 15:07 pm

    @willievz-11: …and Butch, for that matter.

  • 13.DumbSupporter: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 15:12 pm

    Heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of Carlos that he (Carlos) is currently in the best physical shape of his life and that he feels he would have been significantly better (more physical) had he been exercising the way he is doing now when he was playing for ABs.

  • 14.ufo: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 15:17 pm

    greats news this for patrick, the sharks and the boks…

    well done plum… good to see you getting serious about lambie at 10…

  • 15.TooMuchRugby: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 16:17 pm

    @DumbSupporter-13:
    He must make a comeback then.

  • 16.papaown: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 17:19 pm

    hey charo ,yes i was. you still based know Ghana? was there recently

  • 17.numba4lock: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2013, 22:25 pm

    i was hoping they’d do this. in Plumtree we trust

  • 18.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2013, 06:46 am

    Good move by the sharks. Nice to see Carlos continuing to use his expertise in SA.

  • 19.Guns: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2013, 18:27 pm

    Great stuff good move! Hope he stays long enough to make the most of things!

  • 20.W.P: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2013, 20:41 pm

    Great acquisition

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