5 Possible Rugby Headlines In 2013…
Another year of rugby is in store after a magnificent 2012 in which we saw Wales win the Six Nations, Harlequins claim the Premiership, Leinster continue their European domination and Argentina join...
View ArticleStability, What Stability?
Well folks,Rugby life up here in the north continues to be as frustrating as ever. A ‘happy new year’ never meant more to us Sale Sharks supporters. It was not be a happy start to 2013 however, as we...
View ArticleThe Prospect Of A Premiership Feast
Whilst the dead tree media is currently obsessed by the International side show the real meat and potatoes of the rugby season resumes this Friday as the Aviva Premiership returns. The prize winning...
View ArticleDiamond To Face The Fans
Sale Sharks supremo Steve Diamond will face Sale Sharks fans in a question and answer session at the club’s spiritual home of Heywood Road. He has pledged to ‘give some straight answers to some awkward...
View ArticleThe TOP 8 Transfer Rumours of 2013
In a sport with small squads and even smaller wage budgets, ensuring a team has the right personnel to do the job is paramount to rugby success. As such, the comings and goings from squad to squad are...
View ArticleBraid Weaves Magic For Sale Sharks
Could it be a coincidence that Sale Sharks recent resurgence has coincided with the arrival of 32 year old ex-All Black flanker Dan Braid? Braid arrived in the North West in early January and had to...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN ‘Worst Rugby Career Moves Ever’
It’s all very easy for us to comment that “it just hasn’t worked for him at X,Y or Z”. It’s a favourite topic of conversation for Rugby fans. It’s true that some transfers have just been shocking, but...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN ‘Best Rugby Career Moves Ever’
Last week, our article concerning Rugby’s Top 10 Worst Career Moves seems to have upset some people to say the least. Everyone has been very protective of their players – and so they should be. It’s a...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN ‘What If’s?’ In Rugby
The ‘job’ (if you can call it that!) of a professional rugby union player is in many cases a short lived career of body battering proportions. A privilege though all the same, some of the most well...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN English Youngsters Who Should Head To Argentina
With several of England’s regular test stars touring Australia with the Lions this summer it opens up the opportunity for several of our younger stars to take to the stage and throw their hat into the...
View ArticleO Captain! My Captain! – The Importance of a Sale Skipper
When I was a kid I was the captain of my local football team. Was I the best player? No! Did I shout the loudest and organise the team? Apparently so! Different sports place different emphasises on...
View ArticleThe TOP 5 Youngsters at Sale Sharks
Didn’t someone from the North West once say you can’t win anything with kids? One of the upsides to the terrible first half of last season was the exposure it gave some of our young players to first...
View ArticleSale Sharks: Only Fools and Workhorses
In my opinion there are three types of players that make up a rugby team. Firstly, the young, hungry, up and coming young talent (which I looked at last week). These are the guys who play without fear,...
View ArticleWasps, from a Sharks Perspective
Some background. I was born in London. I lived there till I was six then moved to Kent (just outside London). For all but three years of my life I have lived in the South East of England… Most of my...
View ArticleThe Highs and Lows of a Sale Supporter
As I write this (Friday night) Sale Sharks are currently lying fourth* in the Aviva Premiership table. I’m only mentioning this now because I don’t think it’s something I’m going to be able to say...
View ArticleThe Return (Of The Return) Of Sale’s Prodigal Son
Danny Cipriani. Where to start? Forget about his personal life or penchant for playing ‘chicken’ with a bus, first and foremost he is a Sale player so should always get our support. One of the most...
View ArticleFighting the Right Battles at Sale
Now, don’t get me wrong, losing a game of rugby is never a good thing. As we found out last season it is also a habit that you don’t want to get in to. However, after this weekends result, a 33-14...
View ArticleSale Fail to Choke in Front of BT Cameras
Most of us would have watched the Premiership grow into what it has become today thanks to Sky Sports. It has monopolised the coverage of domestic rugby. So it came as some surprise when last year it...
View ArticleSale in Europe: The Final Countdown
With the uncertainty over what next seasons European rugby tournaments will look like it is highly likely that this will be Sale’s last season in the Challenge Cup as we know it. It has been a good...
View ArticleReviewing Sale’s Cosmopolitan Squad
As we have been playing in Europe for the past two weeks I thought I might take a look at the diverse nature of the Shark’s squad. Most fans will tell you that nothing heartens them more than seeing...
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