Saracens went on to win the Premiership title for the sixth time as they defeated Sale Sharks 35-25 in the final of the tournament at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
The past year has been one of personal change for the England forward who became a father last August and the birth of his son has given Isiekwe an 'extra focus' ahead of his fourth Premiership final.
As he prepares to lead Sale into their first Premiership final since 2006, some of those who have coached, played and worked with Sanderson offer an insight into how the Sharks boss operates.
Ahead of their first Premiership final in 17 years, Sale's homegrown wing Arron Reed spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about making the final, Alex Sanderson’s influence, team culture and more.
Tom Curry is hoping that Sale Sharks can turn the bitter disappointment of losing his twin brother Ben to injury into a positive when the club face Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership final.
Sale are back in the Premiership play-offs and Josh Beaumont makes a timely return with his latest column. He reflects on the season, trying to beat 'The Cube', the influence of the Sharks' big names and Sunday's meeting with Leicester.
After Sale were offered a conditional place to compete in next season’s Premier 15s, Vicky E Irwin is determined to continue growing the game in the North-West.
Sale Sharks managed to hold off a late try from Jonny May as they edged out Gloucester 25-22 to seal a home play-off spot in the ongoing Gallagher Premiership at Kingsholm on Saturday.
Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson has offered his thoughts on England's fly-half debate and he discussed George Ford's time away with the national team before being omitted from the squad.
England and Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi has been handed a four-week ban following his red card incident in Sale's recently concluded game against Northampton Saints.
Rob Herring and Duane Vermeulen scored tries in the final quarter as Ulster went on to defeat Sale Sharks 22-11 in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday.
Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese will miss the next two games for his club following his red card incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup fixture against Toulouse.