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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
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
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Akker van der Merwe Hooker 
Alex Groves Lock 4 Ben Bamber Lock 4 
Ben Curry Flanker 7 
Bevan Rodd Prop 
Cobus Wiese Flanker 7 
Coenraad Oosthuizen Prop 
Daniel du Preez Number 8 
Dom Barrow Lock Ethan Caine Blindside Flanker 
Ewan Ashman Hooker 
Jean-Luc du Preez Number 8 
Joe Jones Prop 
Jonny Hill Lock 
Jono Ross Flanker 
Josh Beaumont Number 8 
Matt Postlethwaite Lock 
Nic Schonert Prop 
Ross Harrison Loosehead Prop 
Simon McIntyre Prop 
Tom Curry Flanker 7 
Tom Ellis Blindside Flanker 
Tommy Taylor Hooker Tumy Onasanya Loose Head Prop Backs
Alex Wills Fullback Aneurin Nye Thomas Scrum Half 
Arron Reed Wing Asher Opoku Fullback 
Ben Carlile 
Byron McGuigan Wing 
Callum Ford Prop 
Connor Doherty Elliot Gourlay Inside Centre 
Ewan Murphy 
George Ford Fly half 
Gus Warr Scrum half 
James Harper Fullback 
Jason Woodward Fullback 
Joe Bedlow 
Joe Carpenter Full Back 
Joe Simpson Scrum half 
Kieran Wilkinson Fly half 
Luke James Centre 
Manu Tuilagi Centre 13 
Raffi Quirke Scrum Half Rekeiti Ma'asi-White Inside centre 
Robert du Preez Fly half 
Rouban Birch Fullback 
Ryan Mills Centre 
Sam Dugdale Fullback 
Sam Hill Centre 
Sam James Centre 
Tom Curtis 
Tom O'Flaherty Centre 
Tom Roebuck Wing 
Will Cliff Scrum half 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.
