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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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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.
Fixtures & Results
Tournaments
Standings
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Gallagher Premiership -
Challenge Cup -
Heineken Cup -
Premiership Cup
Gallagher Premiership 
- Gallagher Premiership
- Challenge Cup
- Heineken Cup
- Premiership Cup
| Round 9 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Leicester Tigers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 136 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
-  Saracens | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 147 | 143 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
-  Harlequins | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 185 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
-  Northampton Saints | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 206 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
-  Gloucester | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 212 | 216 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
-  London Irish | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 239 | 255 | -16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
-  Newcastle Falcons | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 153 | 162 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
-  Wasps | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 198 | 207 | -9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
-  Sale Sharks | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 195 | 207 | -12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
-  Bristol | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 229 | -66 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
-  Worcester Warriors | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 162 | 311 | -149 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
-  Bath | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 142 | 257 | -115 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Round 9 |
|---|
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Saracens |
| - Harlequins |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Gloucester |
| - London Irish |
| - Newcastle Falcons |
| - Wasps |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Bristol |
| - Worcester Warriors |
| - Bath |
Sale Sharks Rugby History
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.
Players
Forwards
Alexandru Tarus Prop 
Andrei Ostrikov Lock 
George Nott Lock 
Josh Strauss Number 8 
Sam Moore Flanker 6 
Tom Bristow Prop Backs
More Sale Sharks Rugby History
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.
Statistics
2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
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All Teams
- All Teams
- Saracens 27 Nov
- Northampton Saints 5 Nov
- Worcester Warriors 29 Oct
- Leicester Tigers 22 Oct
- Harlequins 14 Oct
- Gloucester 8 Oct
- Exeter Chiefs 2 Oct
- London Irish 25 Sep
- Bath 17 Sep
- Exeter Chiefs 18 Jun
- Exeter Chiefs 11 Jun
- Harlequins 3 Jun
- Bristol 27 May
- Bath 13 May
- Leicester Tigers 6 May
- Worcester Warriors 23 Apr
- Gloucester 16 Apr
- La Rochelle 9 Apr
- Scarlets 3 Apr
- Wasps 26 Mar
- London Irish 20 Mar
- Northampton Saints 12 Mar
- Newcastle Falcons 4 Mar
- Exeter Chiefs 25 Feb
- Harlequins 19 Feb
- Bath 11 Feb
- Bristol 4 Feb
- Leicester Tigers 28 Jan
- Worcester Warriors 7 Jan
- Gloucester 1 Jan
- Wasps 26 Dec
- Edinburgh 18 Dec
- Toulon 11 Dec
- London Irish 5 Dec
- Newcastle Falcons 26 Nov
- Northampton Saints 19 Nov
- Northampton Saints 28 Sep
- Bath 12 Sep
- Saracens 8 Sep
- Leicester Tigers 4 Sep
- Bristol 28 Aug
- Wasps 24 Aug
- Exeter Chiefs 20 Aug
- Harlequins 13 Aug
- London Irish 5 Mar
- Gloucester 27 Feb
- Leicester Tigers 20 Feb
- Saracens 14 Feb
- Saracens 6 Feb
- Exeter Chiefs 24 Jan
- Glasgow Warriors 17 Jan
- La Rochelle 9 Jan
- Harlequins 2 Jan
- Bath 27 Dec
- Northampton Saints 20 Dec
- Exeter Chiefs 14 Dec
- Exeter Chiefs 7 Dec
- Worcester Warriors 29 Nov
- La Rochelle 23 Nov
- Glasgow Warriors 15 Nov
- Wasps 7 Nov
- Bristol 31 Oct
- London Irish 25 Oct
- Gloucester 18 Oct
- Gloucester 17 May
- Bristol 2 May
- Bath 25 Apr
- Worcester 12 Apr
- Harlequins 4 Apr
- Newcastle 22 Mar
- Leicester 7 Mar
- Exeter 1 Mar
- Wasps 22 Feb
- Northampton 15 Feb
- Saracens 3 Jan
- Gloucester 28 Dec
- Bristol 21 Dec
- Bath 1 Dec
- Northampton 23 Nov
- Saracens 16 Nov
- Newcastle 5 Oct
- Leicester 29 Sep
- Wasps 21 Sep
- Exeter 14 Sep
- Worcester 8 Sep
- Harlequins 31 Aug
- Leicester 4 May
- Exeter 27 Apr
- Newcastle 12 Apr
- Wasps 5 Apr
- Worcester 23 Mar
- Northampton 2 Mar
- Bath 23 Feb
- Saracens 15 Feb
- London Irish 9 Feb
- Harlequins 5 Jan
- Gloucester 29 Dec
- Bath 22 Dec
- Worcester 30 Nov
- Northampton 24 Nov
- Leicester 18 Nov
- Exeter 26 Oct
- Harlequins 5 Oct
- Gloucester 28 Sep
- Saracens 22 Sep
- London Irish 14 Sep
- Newcastle 7 Sep
- Wasps 1 Sep
- Bath 5 May
- Leicester 28 Apr
- Gloucester 14 Apr
- Worcester 6 Apr
- Exeter 24 Mar
- Northampton 2 Mar
- Saracens 24 Feb
- Wasps 18 Feb
- Newcastle 9 Feb
- Harlequins 6 Jan
- Bristol 31 Dec
- Northampton 22 Dec
- Exeter 1 Dec
- Wasps 26 Nov
- Saracens 19 Nov
- Bristol 29 Oct
- Bath 6 Oct
- Leicester 30 Sep
- Worcester 23 Sep
- Gloucester 15 Sep
- Harlequins 8 Sep
- Newcastle 1 Sep
- Attack
- Team Play
- Defence
- Discipline
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Attack
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Team Play
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Defence
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Discipline
