The 34-year-old Canadian flyer spent six years at the Warriors after signing in 2009, before re-joining in March 2018... he has scored 54 tries in 123 appearances.
The Springbok lock is ready to make his Sale debut on Friday having recovered from the painful shoulder injury suffered when tackling Billy Vunipola in the World Cup final.
The South African second row was expected to be sidelined for up to six months following his post-World Cup final operation, but that prognosis has gone out the window.
Springbok hooker Akker van der Merwe survived a match halting hail storm at Exeter and is now determined to stop a Northampton storm from knocking Sale’s bid for a top-four Premiership place off course.
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Set to face the Chiefs after holding the Crusaders to a rare draw in Christchurch, Super Rugby's most successful overseas side in New Zealand will try to complete an incredibly rare undefeated tour of Australasia.
Flip van der Merwe arrived in France as a seasoned South African international who had won Super Rugby honours and he went on to enjoy further success at Clermont.
DTH Van Der Merwe’s try gave Glasgow a winning start to their Champions Cup campaign as they edged out Sale 13-7.