Sharks

The Stormers made it two wins out of two in Super 15 rugby after their second-half fightback trumped the Sharks 15-12 in an attritional derby match.

Former All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett has been an outstanding front-row performer for the Crusaders throughout the Super Rugby campaign, and the tall loose-head wants to turn heads, especially those of the All Blacks selectors, during the finals play-offs.

Veteran Stefan Terblanche is bracing himself for a bruising experience in what may well prove to be his Super 15 rugby farewell on Saturday.

The Blues' hunt for a first win in Durban since 2004 ended in disappointment this morning after the Sharks beat the Auckland-based side 26-12 in their Super 15 match.

At this time of year great white sharks are travelling down the the east coast of the South Island on their way to their summer feeding grounds around Stewart Island.

A shark attack in a remote area of the Solomon Islands has left an Australian man with severe cuts to his face and neck.

Jaws gaping, razor-sharp teeth bared, the great white shark launches after the tuna bait and smacks into the metal cage holding a row of wetsuit-clad tourists.

The Blues' ability to halt the Sharks' impressive mauling is a key area if they want to come up trumps in their must-win rugby Super 14 clash in Durban on Sunday (NZT), coach Pat Lam says.

The Sharks held on to beat the Lions 32-28 in a bruising South African derby in the Super 14.

One of the great white sharks tagged by a team of New Zealand scientists has set a world record for the deepest known dive: 1200m.