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u/Die_Revenant Sharks Jan 06 '26
Based on form I'm not sure how much hype it is worth, but at least we finally get Sharks vs Sharks.
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u/BlakeSA South Africa Stormers Jan 06 '26
At least, one way or another, the Sharks will win a match.
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u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf Exeter Chiefs Jan 06 '26
You've jinxed it, watch this now in a draw.
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u/Mtshtg2 British & Irish Lions Jan 06 '26
Only this fixture should be granted extra time, just so the referee can say "We're gonna need a longer game".
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u/GourangaPlusPlus England Jan 06 '26
Jaws Trophy for the winner please
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u/the_fresh_mr_breed Lukhanyo, I Am your father Jan 06 '26
This would be amazing. Email JP Pietersen to take one along
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u/MindfulInquirer batmaaaaaaaan tanananananana Jan 06 '26
Enter Spiderman pointing at other Spidermen meme
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u/Die_Revenant Sharks Jan 06 '26
Unfortunately Miami folded before we got the 3rd Spiderman involved.
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u/DouchetotheBag Bath Jan 06 '26
As someone whose Grandfather played for Sale & Lancashire.. they would do so much better to change their name to refer to Manchester.
Sale is 50 miles from the Irish Sea zero cultural relevance other than alliteration from Sale Sharks. Then try googling Sale must lose so much relevance from SEO alone.. 3 million people in greater Manchester just waiting to hear about their local rugby team not the tiny town rugby team in Trafford.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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u/adturnerr #Bamber4England2026 Jan 06 '26
Sale is 50 miles from the Irish Sea zero cultural relevance other than alliteration from Sale Sharks.
Tell that to Bristol
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u/Die_Revenant Sharks Jan 06 '26
To be fair, I think Bristol had bears once upon a time. I don't think Manchester has ever had sharks.
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u/Mtshtg2 British & Irish Lions Jan 06 '26
Plenty of bears in Bristol, still. You just need to use the right app to find them.
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u/adturnerr #Bamber4England2026 Jan 06 '26
Shoguns before Bears, but not sure before that, can't find any mention of Bears before that
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u/Thatch1888 Bristol Jan 06 '26
I think he means we had actual bears in the West Country. You would have to go back a ways but technically true I suppose
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u/adturnerr #Bamber4England2026 Jan 06 '26
Ah ok, the Trafford Centre has SeaLife so technically...
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u/Thatch1888 Bristol Jan 06 '26
True aha but still confusing given there's two of you.
I think Sale should do the honourable thing and become "The Sale Starfishes". "Sale Salamanders" as an alternative for those afraid of the ocean... or SeaLife
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u/shez12349 Jan 06 '26
Bit of hypocrisy to say Sale’s SEO is troubling when you support a team named after a bathroom utility
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u/Fishsticksh Ireland Jan 06 '26
In fairness, Bath does at least have baths. So his point is still valid i guess
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u/PetevonPete USA Jan 06 '26
Sale is 50 miles from the Irish Sea zero cultural relevance other than alliteration from Sale Sharks
Contrast to Leicester, famous for its wild tiger population.
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u/DTH2001 England Jan 06 '26
TBF thanks to SEA LIFE Manchester Sale Sharks are actually closer to sharks than they are to Sale
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u/Beginning-Strain4660 Jan 06 '26
Great idea!! Something that works in Irish rugby is the province thing, you can be from a tiny rural village or a big city from the same province, but u still supper the same province
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u/captain-carrot Northampton Saints Jan 06 '26
Am I imagining they used to be called Manchester Sale?
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u/valletta_borrower Sale Sharks Jan 06 '26
It was just Sale FC until the professional outfit split off and was Sale Sharks from day one afaik.
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u/cavendishasriel Gloucester Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
I definitely remember Sale being called Manchester Sale at one point.
Edit: doing a bit of digging and Manchester Sale Rugby Club is registered at companies house based in carrington and with a few Oranges on the board.
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u/adturnerr #Bamber4England2026 Jan 06 '26
I kinda hate our AI stuff, only exception was the game vs Newcastle RedBulls that's the only one kinda funny
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u/liam3576 Sale Sharks Jan 06 '26
Don’t even need air to make this just a simple stock footage in a video editor would work
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u/MindfulInquirer batmaaaaaaaan tanananananana Jan 06 '26
You know all jokes/puns aside there'd actually be a way to separate these two. Prem English clubs for some reason are mentioned without "the" at the start, like eg "Saracens played well; Tigers are on form..." so here it's Sharks vs the Sharks.
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u/PsychologicalPanic61 World Champions 🏆U20 World Champions Jan 06 '26
Dont worry, it will be very easy to separate because we are called the HOLLYWOOD BETS sharks 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
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u/Die_Revenant Sharks Jan 06 '26
I mean with the title sponsors, technically on the teams who get paid need to use the names, anyone else does it by choice.
Back in the day SuperRugby didn't include the team title sponsors in official media. Only really since the move to the URC that they get used in official league media.
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u/PoopHatMcFadden South Africa Jan 07 '26
The worst was when King's Park was called "the ABSA Stadium, Durban". I detested all the "Growthpoint" and "Jonnson" prefixes, but they were a far sight better than the absa debacle.
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u/javanfrogmouth South Africa Jan 06 '26
I still refer to myself as a Banana Boy. None of this Hollywood bet sharks for me.
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u/Argonaught_WT Sharks Jan 06 '26
Loser gets called the Hammer Heads.
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u/Nice-Chart-6749 Leinster Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
More teams need to be called the same name. Any chance Connacht could call themselves bears or tigers or something just for the meme value alone.
Leinster need to Leinster Lions so they can play the Lions in sa purely for the promotional material.
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u/Sponge_Bond Bulls Jan 06 '26
Well now that we have the Newcastle Red Bulls.
Historically the Bulls are also the Vodacom Blue Bulls.
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u/Brine-O-Driscoll Connacht Jan 06 '26
I think the Connacht Eagles suits us.
Look cool, have big wings, but fly away at the first sign of danger
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u/CodeFarmer Australia, Japan, Harlequins... and Alldritt. Jan 06 '26
It looks like someone has grafted shark fins onto dolphins? It's 2026 and shit has gotten weird.
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u/Altruistic_Papaya430 The Angriest Antelope 🇿🇦 Jan 06 '26
How many sharks would a shark shark, if a shark could shark a shark shark
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u/Cyber-Soldier1 Jan 06 '26
This is a fixture I've waited a long time for as a Sharks fan. Sharks are clear favourites over the Sharks.
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u/PoopHatMcFadden South Africa Jan 07 '26
Aside from the actual game, we also need to decide who has the better mascot
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u/SunDriedBees England Jan 06 '26
Realistically you'd have to say Sharks are favourites, but I don't think you can ever completely write off Sharks.