The Sharks u19’s beat the Blue Bulls u19’s 22-20 to record their first win in Pretoria since 2012.
In the past the Sharks have never been big on spending money to build an entire u19 squad from high school players. They chose instead to hand out 10 or so contracts to players as part of their succession planning. The strategy revolved around the longer term development and benefits to their senior team rather than short term junior results. As a result their u19 team have come across as underachievers in relation to the progress and results of rival unions in this entry level age-group. However during the past couple of seasons. it really looked like the Sharks had neglected their u19 team and no longer had a viable plan. This year marked a big turnaround though. Sharks CEO Gary Teichmann handed recruiter Michael Horak a decent budget to work with and he delivered by bringing in some serious talent to challenge for u19 honours.
| DATE | HOME | AWAY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2010 | Bulls | 15 | 19 | Sharks |
| 15/10/2010 | Bulls | 24 | 21 | Sharks |
| 03/09/2011 | Bulls | 32 | 24 | Sharks |
| 05/10/2012 | Bulls | 36 | 37 | Sharks |
| 20/10/2012 | Bulls | 46 | 35 | Sharks |
| 04/10/2013 | Bulls | 23 | 13 | Sharks |
| 19/07/2014 | Bulls | 33 | 18 | Sharks |
| 17/10/2014 | Bulls | 43 | 20 | Sharks |
| 17/07/2015 | Bulls | 39 | 21 | Sharks |
| 01/07/2016 | Bulls | 50 | 21 | Sharks |
| 15/09/2017 | Bulls | 40 | 22 | Sharks |
| 27/07/2018 | Bulls | 20 | 22 | Sharks |
Sharks winning teams on Bulls soil since 2010.
| Blue Bulls u19 – 2010 | Sharks u19 – 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Schoeman | 1 | Danie Mienie | |
| 2 | Mbongeni Mbonambi | 2 | Mikyle Webster | |
| 3 | Stephan Pretorius | 3 | Nick Schonert | |
| 4 | JJ Breet | 4 | Mike Williams (C) | |
| 5 | Jose Julies | 5 | Nicolas Dodgen | |
| 6 | Lean Schwartz | 6 | Francois Kleinhans | |
| 7 | JP le Grange | 7 | Rynardt van Wyk | |
| 8 | Arno Botha (C) | 8 | Siseko Jafta | |
| 9 | Lohan Jacobs | 9 | Stefan Ungerer | |
| 10 | Francois Venter | 10 | Jaco van Tonder | |
| 11 | Pieter Oosthuizen | 11 | Mandla Dube | |
| 12 | Franco Maritz | 12 | Heimar Williams | |
| 13 | Bradley Moolman | 13 | Kayde Fisher | |
| 14 | Courtnall Skosan | 14 | Kieran Goss | |
| 15 | Pieter van der Walt | 15 | Jacques Lombard | |
| 16 | Jacques Momberg | 16 | Adrian de la Rey | |
| 17 | Dandre vd Westhuizen | 17 | Riaan Basson | |
| 18 | Schalk Van Heerden | 18 | Alwyn Jv Vuuren | |
| 19 | Giacomo Bondesio | 19 | Wayne Lemley | |
| 20 | Rudi van Rooyen | 20 | Rowan Howse | |
| 21 | Tony Jantjies | 21 | Orefile Nakin | |
| 22 | Maurits Lombaard | 22 | Ryno Olivier | |
| Blue Bulls u19 – 2012 | Sharks u19 – 2012 | |||
| 1 | Justin Forwood | 1 | Nicolas Roebeck | |
| 2 | Theuns Reynolds | 2 | Morne Du Plessis | |
| 3 | Andrew Beerwinkel | 3 | Marne Coetzee | |
| 4 | Jannes Kirsten | 4 | Gideon Koegelenberg | |
| 5 | Dennis Visser | 5 | Myles Tucker | |
| 6 | Ruan Steenkamp © | 6 | Francois van der Vyver | |
| 7 | Christiaan De Bruin | 7 | Andrew van Tonder | |
| 8 | Paul Jv Rensburg | 8 | Jean Pretorius | |
| 9 | Carlo Engelbrecht | 9 | Cameron Wright | |
| 10 | Juan Smit | 10 | Robert du Preez (C) | |
| 11 | Lwandile Sompontsha | 11 | Alcino Izaacs | |
| 12 | Burger Odendaal | 12 | Garath Meikle | |
| 13 | Dean Moolman | 13 | Tyler Fisher | |
| 14 | Kefentse Mahlo | 14 | Kotaro Matsushima | |
| 15 | Jacques Rossouw | 15 | Sean Robinson | |
| 16 | Jacques Taylor | 16 | Warrick Venter | |
| 17 | Jan Enslin | 17 | John Meyer | |
| 18 | Ferdie Horn | 18 | Louis Hazelhurst | |
| 19 | Clyde Davids | 19 | Theo Kruger | |
| 20 | Francois Tredoux | 20 | Stefan Ungerer | |
| 21 | Vian Riekert | 21 | Brendan Cope | |
| 22 | Jason Kriel | 22 | Takudzwa Chieza | |
| 23 | Johannes Ferreira | 23 | Matt Jones | |
| Blue Bulls u19 – 2018 | Sharks u19 – 2018 | |||
| 1 | Kudzwai Dube | 1 | James Scott | |
| 2 | Johan van Zyl | 2 | Fezokuhle Mbatha | |
| 3 | James Combrinck | 3 | Francois Klopper | |
| 4 | Louis Meiring | 4 | Jeandre Labushagne | |
| 5 | Janko Swanepoel | 5 | JJ van der Mescht | |
| 6 | Phillip Potgieter | 6 | Vian Fourie | |
| 7 | Jaco Labuschagne | 7 | Dylan Richardson | |
| 8 | Orateng Koikanyang | 8 | Phendulani Buthelezi | |
| 9 | Lian du Toit | 9 | Sanele Nohamba | |
| 10 | Vaughen Isaacs | 10 | Henry Chamberlain | |
| 11 | Rune Lucas | 11 | Thaakir Abrahams | |
| 12 | Jay-Cee Nel | 12 | Murray Koster | |
| 13 | Marnus Potgieter | 13 | Donald Falconer | |
| 14 | Sebastian Jobb | 14 | Caleb Dingaan | |
| 15 | Andrew Kota | 15 | Muller Du Plessis | |
| 16 | Llewellyn Classen | 16 | Cole Haggard | |
| 17 | Wiehan Bezuidenhout | 17 | Adriaan Staples | |
| 18 | Xavier Haupt | 18 | Dre Engelbrecht | |
| 19 | Carl Els | 19 | Philip van Dyk | |
| 20 | Romeo Eksteen | 20 | Adam Mountfort | |
| 21 | Ruben Beytell | 21 | Matthew Doyle | |
| 22 | Gerswin Mouton | 22 | Onke Jiba | |
| 23 | Keanu Prinsloo | 23 | Asanda Kunene |
@Riempies: nog niks finaal nie maar lyk na n u21 en SS challenge U23
@MikeSt: Hoe verander dinge volgende jaar? Iets gehoor dat 0/19 en 0/21 wegval. Dan n 020 toernooi. 0/23?
@McCulleys Workshop: Hi Mculleys. Good and you? And the circus next year will be even bigger with the new proposed league.
@McCulleys Workshop: I agree. I would like to see how many u/20 World cup players become senior players or internationals. The pool of seniors are to big for all junior players to just slot into the senior ranks.
@MikeSt: Howzit Mike, the stat is interesting but I’m not sure it has any bearing on the unions. Let’s assume there are 25 players coming into the union u 19 each year, and 30 players in the super rugby wider squads, without annual retirement of the entire squad. There isn’t room for all the players, some move on with more intelligent options, some move overseas, some get injured and some were school boy hero’s and simply just not good enough or dedicated enough for open rugby. How many World beating u19’s are MIA? I think ample come through the ranks.
@Oakdale supporter: Dit my punt oor JC. Dink net nie hy oefen sy skoppe meer so baie nie.
Shocking stats of how few guys from both teams 2010 and 2012 is still around……..
Not a great advertisement for both the Sharks or Bulls in their ability to take guys further.
Roger Whittaker:
“no you don’t believe in if anymore.
it’s an illusion
if is for children “
@Riempies: Jay-Cee het al baie skoppe van 50 meter plus by seevlak oorgesit!!
@warriors7: That last kick was not that far. Not straight but not far. I would have given JC another go. This time he would not have to kick the hell out of it but could just stroke it.
Do not really know Kota’s range.
@Riempies: Agree with you on the rotating subs, was strange from the bulls. Both their kickers were off the field, think Kota was gonna take the take. Maybe out of his range ?
@Hooit: Thanks Hooit.
@warriors7: Yes I know. Think a 50m kick now a days a benchmark for a recogniced goal kicker.
I am not the biggest fan of this rotating sub rule.
@Vleis: u21 comp only start on 24 August. They only play a single round.
Hello Beet. Do you know where one can find info on the u21 competition – e.g. results, squads, etc?
@Riempies: Isaacs was off the field unfortunately for the bulls, maybe he would slotted the one beytell missed.
@Veg: Also saw that. Bulls 2012 group had a few but almost none of the others made it.
Think any future professional rugby player and more importantly pushy parents should look at this list and take note of how few of these guys have made it in game.
@warriors7: Yes. Lions slotted 55m penalty in their draw against Bulls
@warriors7: Think Isaacs missed only three so far this season. His goal and line kicking impress me.
@4×4: that kick was 50m out though. Was it really slotable ?
The rotating subs policy bit the Bulls in the ass. 3 minutes to play injury to Beitel and they could sub hom. Playing with 14 men, no recognised kicker and a slotable penalty in those dying minutes but was forced to kick to the sideline….scoreboard could have read differently