The Sale Sharks v Scarlets game in the LV Cup will now kick off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday evening but as the temperatures are due to fall as the week goes on, the kick off time has been changed. Sale Sharks Head of...
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Sale Sharks have named a strong squad to meet S.U.Agen in Sunday’s Edgeley Park clash in the Amlin Challenge Cup, kick off 3.00 p.m. Flanker David Seymour captains the side, and lock Andrei Ostrikov makes his first home appearance. Sale Sharks: 15. Rob Miller 14. Tom Brady 13. Andrew Higgins 12. Johnny Leota 11....
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Sale Sharks and Leeds Carnegie have announced a further extension of the partnership between the two clubs with Leeds skipper Andy Titterrell returning to Sale Sharks on loan to his former club whilst scrum half Will Cliff, 23, and centre Jordan Davies, 21, moving to the Championship side. Titterrell was a Premiership winner with...
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Sale Sharks welcome back Dwayne Peel and Joaquin Tuculet for tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership Round 9 game against Exeter Chiefs at Edgeley Park, kick off 7.45 p.m. Also included in the matchday squad is former Auckland Blues flanker Onosa’i Auva’a, who is set for his Sharks’ debut if he comes off the bench. Sharks: 15.Rob...
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Andy Powell starts at number 8 for Sale Sharks against Saracens in the Aviva Premiership game at Vicarage Road on Sunday (kick off 3.00 p.m.). On the bench will be scrum half Cillian Willis, who has joined the club from Leinster for the rest of the season. Sharks are without number nines Dwayne Peel...
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Ulster Rugby have confirmed that Stefan Terblanche will join the club on a 3 month contract. Ulster have been given dispensation to recruit a foreign player on a short-term basis to provide cover for Jared Payne who ruptured his Achilles in the PRO12 match against Treviso on 7th October and who faces a lengthy...
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Welsh international forward Andy Powell is set to make his debut for Sale Sharks against Leicester Tigers in Friday’s Aviva Premiership match at Edgeley Park (kick off 7.45 p.m.) There’s a new pairing at centre, Sam Tuitupou and Johnny Leota, whilst in the back row of the pack Richie Vernon starts at Number 8...
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Sale Sharks announce the appointment of Sam Tuitopu as their captain. The 29-year-old New Zealander, who has played for Munster and Worcester Warriors since moving from Southern Hemisphere rugby, captained his country at Under 19 and Under 21 levels, and has also skippered Auckland. Sharks’ Executive Director of Sport Steve Diamond said, “Sam joined...
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Sale Sharks have announced the signing of Club de Rugby Los Tilos fullback JOAQUIN TUCULET on a one-year deal. Tuculet – 22 was the first-choice number 15 for Los Pampas, the Argentine champion club last season, and played for his country’s ‘A’ Team Los Jaguares in this Summer’s IRB Nations Cup in Romania. He...
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By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat Newcastle booked their place in the finals of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series with a convincing display at Edgeley Park on Friday. Falcons won three out of three to cruise into next Friday’s final at the Stoop where they will be looking to go one better...
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