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.
Sale will fly out to France on Saturday for Champions Cup action having made three changes to their starting XV following a difficult week that included the Premiership club confirming that they had suspended an unnamed player following his arrest last Sunday.
European tournament games involving British clubs in France this weekend look set to go ahead as planned.
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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Gallagher Premiership Heineken Cup Premiership Cup | Round 13 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Leicester Tigers | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 192 | 159 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 51 |
-  Saracens | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 225 | 195 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 43 |
-  Harlequins | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 257 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 42 |
-  Gloucester | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 290 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
-  Northampton Saints | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 354 | 304 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 35 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 222 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
-  Wasps | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 301 | 308 | -7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
-  London Irish | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 312 | 314 | -2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 |
-  Sale Sharks | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 236 | 257 | -21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
-  Bristol | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 244 | 318 | -74 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
-  Worcester Warriors | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 242 | 425 | -183 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
-  Newcastle Falcons | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 182 | 273 | -91 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
-  Bath | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 203 | 356 | -153 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Round 13 |
|---|
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Saracens |
| - Harlequins |
| - Gloucester |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Wasps |
| - London Irish |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Bristol |
| - Worcester Warriors |
| - Newcastle Falcons |
| - Bath |
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.
Armand van der Merwe Hooker 
Ben Curry Flanker 7 
Cameron Neild Hooker 
Cobus Wiese Flanker 7 
Coenie Oosthuizen Prop 
Curtis Langdon Hooker 
Daniel du Preez Number 8 
JP du Preez Lock 
Jean-Luc du Preez Number 8 
Joe Jones Prop 
Jonathan Ross Flanker 6 
Lood De Jager Lock 
Matt Postlethwaite Lock 
Nic Schonert Prop 
Ross Harrison Prop 
Simon McIntyre Prop 
Tom Curry Flanker 7 
Tommy Taylor Hooker 
Aaron Read Fullback 
Alan MacGinty Fly half 
Anerin Thomas Fullback 
Arron Reed Wing 
Bevan Rodd 
Byron McGuigan Wing 
Cal Ford 
Connor Doherty 
Denny Solomona Wing 
Ewan Ashman 
Gus Warr Scrum half 
Kieran Wilkinson Fly half 
Luke James Centre 
Manu Tuilagi Centre 13 
Marland Yarde Wing 
Rafi Quirke 
Raphael Quirke Scrum half 
Robert du Preez Fly half 
Rohan Janse van Rensburg Centre 
Rouban Birch Fullback 
Sam Dugdale Fullback 
Sam Hill Centre 
Sam James Centre 
Simon Hammersley Fullback 
Tom Curtis 
Tom Roebuck Wing 
Will Cliff Scrum half 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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