Sale Sharks

World Cup winning South Africa international Lood de Jager is set to miss the upcoming Rugby Championship tournament following a shoulder injury.

It may have taken almost 11 months to get to this point, but the race for the Gallagher Premiership play-offs has reached a pivotal moment and Sale Sharks are in the thick of the battle.

The latest mid-week fixtures of the 19th round of the Gallagher Premiership saw Exeter Chiefs book the play-off berth after beating Gloucester 35-22 which was also their seventh consecutive win.

Sale Sharks returned back to second place in the ongoing Gallagher Premiership as the defeated Saracens 24-17 in the latest round at AJ Bell Stadium on Wednesday.

Rob Webber will make a return to Sale Sharks after signing a short-term contract with the Gallagher Premiership club.

Manu Tuilagi scored a try for Sale Sharks as they went on to beat Leicester Tigers 31-40 in the latest round of the Gallagher Premiership at Welford Road.

Sale Sharks came up with a six-try performance as they went on to trounce Bristol Bears in the 17th round of the Gallagher Premiership at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.

Cameron Neild was one of many strong performers for Sale Sharks on Tuesday night as they secured a vital win over Wasps, but now Steve Diamond's side will turn their attention to second-placed Bristol Bears.

As clubs welcomed midweek rugby across the country for the first time, Joe Harvey was at the Ricoh Arena as Wasps played Sale Sharks.

Wasps face two of their fellow Gallagher Premiership play-off hopefuls over the course of the next six days so can they continue their excellent form?

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett has made a solitary change to the line-up from the side that defeated Northampton Saints for the upcoming Gallagher Premiership clash against Sale Sharks.

Exeter Chiefs continued their impressive form as they came from behind to beat Sale Sharks 22-32 in the 15th round of the Gallagher Premiership at AJ Bell Stadium on Friday.

The 14th round of Gallagher Premiership which restarted after close to a five-moth hiatus following the pandemic coronavirus saw wins for Harlequins, Gloucester, Exeter, Bath, Bristol and Wasps.

The Premiership Rugby Cup final between Sale Sharks and Harlequins will now take place on 21st September.

Scott Baldwin scored a solitary try while Marcus Smith contributed with 11 points as Harlequins edged out Sale Sharks 16-10 at Twickenham Stoop on Friday.

England international Manu Tuilagi is set to make his debut for Sale Sharks alongside new signing Sam Hill as they face Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership on Friday.

Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has confirmed that Premiership teams unable to play the game due to illness following Covid-19 will be forced to forfeit their fixture.

Players and supporters at all levels up and down the country are getting excited as rugby starts to slowly return after lockdown and one squad who will be eager to get going are Sale Sharks Women.

Josh Beaumont has penned his latest column for TRU where he gives us an update about his return to training, the squad environment at Sale ahead of the Premiership resuming and of course, he discusses the signing of one player in particular…

With Manu Tuilagi’s move to Sale Sharks from Leicester Tigers making all of the headlines, TRU spoke to a man who has represented both sides.