Sale Rugby Club are one of the oldest rugby union clubs in England. They were founded way back in 1861 when they were known as Sale Football Club. Ever since then, Sale Rugby have been one of the leading rugby union clubs in the North of England.
Since 1999, Sale Rugby Club have officially adopted the ‘Sharks’ nickname. Since 2012, they’ve played at the AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles on the outskirts of Manchester.
Read on to discover even more about Sale Rugby Club. On this page, you’ll find all the upcoming Sale Sharks fixtures and results as well as all the latest news about the club.
Manu Tuilagi has suffered another significant injury and will miss the start of England’s Six Nations campaign while Sale Sharks team mate Bevan Rodd has been ruled out of the entire championship following surgery on his toe.
Alex Sanderson believes Sale Sharks still have not scratched the surface of their potential after a statement victory over Saracens.
Sale Rugby Club are one of the oldest rugby union clubs in England. They were founded way back in 1861 when they were known as Sale Football Club. Ever since then, Sale Rugby have been one of the leading rugby union clubs in the North of England.
Since 1999, Sale Rugby Club have officially adopted the ‘Sharks’ nickname. Since 2012, they’ve played at the AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles on the outskirts of Manchester.
Read on to discover even more about Sale Rugby Club. On this page, you’ll find all the upcoming Sale Sharks fixtures and results as well as all the latest news about the club.
Since Sale Rugby Club have been known as the Sale Sharks, the side has been largely successful. In fact, since the launch of the Premiership, Sale Rugby have never been relegated from the top flight. However, although the team has been competitive during this period, they’ve only won the Premiership title once, in 2005-06. They’ve also finished second in the table once and reached the semi-finals of the play-offs once.
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Alex Groves Lock 4 Ben Bamber Lock 4 
Ben Curry Flanker 7 
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Ellis Causey Lock 4 
Ernst van Rhyn Flanker 7 Ethan Caine Blindside Flanker 
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Aaron Pope Inside Centre Alex Wills Fullback Aneurin Nye Thomas Scrum Half 
Arron Reed Wing Asher Opoku Fullback 
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Charlie Wardle Fullback 
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George Ford Fly half 
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James Harper Fullback 
Joe Carpenter Full Back 
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Patreece Bell Fullback 
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Ralph McEachran Fullback Rekeiti Ma'asi-White Inside centre 
Robert du Preez Fly half 
Rouban Birch Fullback 
Sam Bedlow Centre 
Sam Dugdale Fullback 
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Telusa Veainu Wing 
Tom Curtis 
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Tristan Woodman Fullback In addition to this, the Sale Rugby team have also been a runner-up in the Anglo-Welsh Cup (now the Premiership Cup) on three occasions and they’ve won the Premiership Cup in 2019-20. On top of this, they’ve also won the European Rugby Challenge Cup on two occasions (2001-02 and 2004-05). However, in the European Rugby Champions Cup, Sale Rugby Club have never progressed beyond the quarter-finals stage.
Due to the team’s success in the Premiership and the Heineken Cup in Europe, Sale Rugby Club have always attracted international-calibre players. Currently, several top international stars play for the club, including England players Tom Curry and Manu Tuilagi.
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