The Sharks are making the best of the time they are spending at the Bafokeng Sports Campus in Phokeng and look set to return to Durban in great shape for the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament, coach John Plumtree said on Thursday.
“We are in better shape than we were this time last year and we think we have a better squad even though we know there is still a lot of hard work to do,” said Plumtree.
Speaking from the Royal Marang Hotel which hosted England during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Plumtree said that his team had been putting in the extra yards, but that they also took time out to enjoy their surroundings. “This facility is outstanding,” he said.
“The food is really good and the beds are really comfortable – which is important for these boys,” he quipped.
“It has been a bit hectic in terms of work load but that is why we are here, but we have also been able to have some relaxation and fun time together as a team.”
Plumtree said that they were not looking to reinvent the wheel by travelling so far away from their comfort zone.
“Our preparation has not been too much different than what it has been in the past.”
One of the differences is that the team is a stone’s throw away from the world renowned Sun City golf courses while the brand of soccer played at the Royal Bafokeng stadium on Wednesday provided some good entertainment.
Looking to the first matches of the year, Plumtree said that he is confident all his men will be ready.
“We still have a few niggling injuries that we’ve got to get sorted out, but we are hoping that by the time we get to the Neo Africa Tri-Series down in Cape Town everyone will be ready to go.
The Poms trained there during the SWC, and look how well they did.
@ Loosehead:
Hahaha
Getting nervous? I do…. Bulls always make me worry. Hell this was a long break, can not believe the length these guys rested. 😀 It feels like ages.
super @ 2
lol, i’m with you on that one … jeez, they get a LOT of off-time for guys that only work on a saturday (and then only for 80 minutes if they’re lucky)!!
..
just wait … i’m due to become president of sarugby (some day) … under my reign they’ll have day jobs like normal people
and
can relax a bit on saturdays with a game of rugby!! 😀
a bit of the subject,
but
Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been declared bankrupt DESPITE BEING PAID OVER £40,000-a-week – according to a report in the Daily Mirror. 😯 WTF????
@ Ashley:
Big spender this guy, must be wine woman and song….. 😀
super @ 5
lol
(sug) ag, miskien is my ou ve’standjie te klein om goed soos dit te verstaan,
maar ek kan my nie indink hoe iemand soveel geld PER WEEK kan kry
en
NOG STEEDS finansiële probleme kan hê nie
@ Ashley:
Playing for Villa and living in Birmingham would be enough to drive anyone to alcohol, narcotics and loose women (paid for by the hour).
Half a bar (in ZAR) a week doesn’t buy a man what it used to you know!
How the Leopards can allow these mercenary raiders from the coast to train in Lions franchise territory escapes me.
Come on you spineless kitties, chase the buggers back to their coastal utopia where they can get match fit on their filthy Durban beaches infested with stompies, and play golf on their SA Open standard Durban Country Club where the greens are nearly as good as Rustenburg Golf Club.
scrumdown @ 8
hmmm, i see you’re in quite a good mood nê? 😀
#7
well according to the media he invested in an academy, which were to be run as a non-profit organisation (k*kpraat, maar dis wat hulle sê). unfortunately the academy failed because they lost quite a lot of money and of course then sponsor started to back out of their
commitments.
btw, this guy still lives in a mansion in cheshire … not bad for smeone thats been declared bankrupt isnt it?
btw, you guys living around centurion … what does the weather look like? heard reports that the weather predictions for tomorrow isnt so good. what do yu guys think? will we be able to play tomorrw?
@ Scrumdown:
8
maak mens dink ne, hulle se juis dat Durbs so moooi en lekkkeeeerrrrrr is dat geen Vry Staaater die kontrak kan paaaas nie.
@ superBul:
nah….he can’t sing.
This is the place my wife and I checked out (well, Shepherds tree lodge) when we were there in Oct….Sharks are circling and at high altitude!!
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