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.
The 29-year-old England international joined Sale following his high-profile exit from Leicester Tigers last year.
Sale boss Alex Sanderson was chuffed by his team's resilience on Saturday but he was fuming over yet another card, this time a red.
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.
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Challenge Cup Heineken Cup Premiership Cup Gallagher Premiership Gallagher Premiership Challenge Cup Heineken Cup Premiership Cup | Round 16 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Bristol | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 432 | 273 | 159 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 66 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 409 | 274 | 135 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
-  Harlequins | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 478 | 337 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
-  Sale Sharks | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 263 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 |
-  Northampton Saints | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 349 | 306 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42 |
-  London Irish | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 295 | 337 | -42 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 |
-  Bath | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 341 | 413 | -72 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 |
-  Leicester Tigers | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 304 | 319 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
-  Wasps | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 345 | 431 | -86 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
-  Newcastle Falcons | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 238 | 300 | -62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
-  Gloucester | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 315 | 392 | -77 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
-  Worcester Warriors | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 212 | 365 | -153 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Round 16 |
|---|
| - Bristol |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Harlequins |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - London Irish |
| - Bath |
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Wasps |
| - Newcastle Falcons |
| - Gloucester |
| - Worcester Warriors |
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.
Ross Harrison Prop 
Valery Morozov Prop 
Curtis Langdon Hooker 
Cameron Neild Hooker 
Armand van der Merwe Hooker 
Will John Prop 
Coenie Oosthuizen Prop 
Jake Cooper-Woolley Prop 
James Phillips Lock 
JP du Preez Lock 
Matt Postlethwaite Lock 
Lood De Jager Lock 
Jonathan Ross Flanker 6 
Cobus Wiese Flanker 7 
Ben Curry Flanker 7 
Tom Curry Flanker 7 
Jean-Luc du Preez Number 8 
Daniel du Preez Number 8 
Josh Beaumont Number 8 
James Harper Fullback 
Ewan Ashman 
Bevan Rodd 
Rafi Quirke 
Connor Doherty 
Sam Dugdale Fullback 
Will Cliff Scrum half 
Francois de Klerk Scrum half 
Robert du Preez Fly half 
Alan MacGinty Fly half 
Byron McGuigan Wing 
Arron Reed Wing 
Rohan Janse van Rensburg Centre 
Sam Hill Centre 
Luke James Centre 
Sam James Centre 
Marland Yarde Wing 
Tom Roebuck Wing 
Denny Solomona Wing 
Simon Hammersley 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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