The Durban team need to follow the example the Bulls set in 2007, when losing was just not an option.
Just when Super Rugby is getting really exciting, it’s being interrupted by a show of mediocrity.
Local scientists are developing an alternative to beach nets to protect bathers and marine life alike, writes Sarah Wild.
Jake White admits his players have gone into their shells, and all the stops will have to be pulled out against the on-form Crusaders.
The Sharks have clung to first place in the Super Rugby table by taking a bonus point from a 16-9 loss to the Brumbies in a top of the table clash.
Crowd at top of the log shows there is a good spread of talent in this tough competition.
Lwazi Mvovo scored a superb chip-and-chase try for the Sharks 13 minutes from time at Ellis Park.
If the Hamilton team’s determination is anything to go by, the Sharks have a mountain to climb if they want to win the Super Rugby title.
Second half tries lifted South Africa’s Sharks to a comfortable 32-10 victory over NSW Waratahs in their Super Rugby match at King’s Park.
The Blue Bulls have ended the Sharks’ winning run with a 23-19 victory over the coastal side in a Super Rugby encounter at Loftus Versfeld.
Comeback king Victor Matfield may be the key to bulldozing the Sharks into the ground – aided by the new rugby scrum laws.
After nearly two years of not playing in the Super Rugby, the Lions may find adjusting to the elite tournament tricky when they make their return.
A familiar experience for many South Africans, seeing False Bay and its surrounds through the eyes of a British tourist makes it all more spectacular.
The Sharks won the 2013 Currie Cup after a clash with Western Province at Newlands on Saturday afternoon.
WP and the Sharks have delivered the dream final for Currie Cup organisers, who appear only interested in short-term gain, writes Andy Capostagno.
Sharks coach Brad Macleod-Henderson has highlighted Springbok back Patrick Lambie’s performance after the match against Free State Cheetahs.
With all the changes under new director of rugby Brendan Venter, Sharks’s coach Brad Macleod-Henderson is pleased with the team’s rotation policy.
Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has included Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane for the team’s first Currie Cup home game against the Sharks.
The eighth-placed Blues, who take on the finless Sharks next, are a threat. But they need three more wins to an impact in Super Rugby.
Morne Steyn booted South African conference leaders the Bulls to a narrow 18-16 win over the Sharks in an attritional game in Durban on Saturday.
Bismarck du Plessis has failed to make the Sharks’ matchday squad for their weekend clash against the Bulls in Durban.
Colin Slade has scored a second-half try among 15 points as the Highlanders broke an eight-match losing run with a 25-22 win over the Sharks.
The Golden Lions scored three second-half tries to secure a 42-25 (halftime 18-16) win over the Sharks XV.
But the attrition of team members like JP Pietersen for more lucrative shores can have a silver lining.
Former Springbok captain John Smit has been appointed chief executive of the Sharks rugby franchise.
The confidence engendered by winning on a regular basis has obviously had a profound effect on the entire Cheetahs team.
Injury-hit Canterbury Crusaders have been bidding for a fourth straight win over 2012 Super 15 finalists the Sharks.
The Sharks recorded their biggest Super Rugby victory on Saturday with a 64-7 humiliation of the Melbourne Rebels at Kings Park in Durban.
A strong start from the Brumbies helped maintain their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season with a 29-10 bonus point victory over the Sharks.
Coach John Plumtree admits the Sharks have yet to hit their stride this season, but he hopes that will change when they meet the Brumbies in Durban.
An international conference has voted to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels.
The Kings may be new in town but if they come out fighting they could take down rugby’s old boys