2019 Sharks (rugby union) season
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Sharks 2019 rugby season
In 2019, the Sharks participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Lions and Stormers.
The Sharks won seven, drew one and lost eight of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish third in the South African Conference, and in 6th place overall to qualify for the finals as a wildcard team. They lost in their quarterfinal match to the Brumbies.
Personnel[edit]
Coaches and management[edit]
The Sharks coaching and management staff for the 2019 Super Rugby season were:[1]
Squad[edit]
The following players were named in the Sharks squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season:[2]
Standings[edit]
The final standings for the 2019 Super Rugby season are:
| Legend and competition rules | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legend: | |||
| Conference leaders, qualified to the finals. | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Tournament points | ||
| Wildcard teams, qualified to finals. | |||
| Competition rules:[3] | |||
| Qualification: Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2. The quarter-final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Tournament points breakdown: Classification: |
The table below shows the Sharks’ progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | QF | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | SUN | BLU | STO | BUL | Bye | REB | BUL | LIO | JAG | RED | WAR | CRU | CHI | Bye | LIO | HUR | JAG | STO | |||
| Cumulative Points | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position (overall) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position (SA Conf.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Matches[edit]
The Sharks played the following matches during the 2019 Super Rugby season:[4][5]
Player statistics[edit]
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sharks in 2019 is as follows:
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player’s squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by 
. “App” refers to the number of appearances made by the player, “Try” to the number of tries scored by the player, “Con” to the number of conversions kicked, “Pen” to the number of penalties kicked, “DG” to the number of drop goals kicked and “Pts” refer to the total number of points scored by the player.
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