Lood de Jager facing 'five to six months' out
Lood de Jager, Sale’s World Cup winning lock, is facing his third shoulder reconstruction and could be out of the game for six m…
Chris Jones
13 Sep 2020, 12:03
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Lood de Jager has bent metal shoulder pins, yet Steve Diamond wants him to feature in Premiership title race
Lood de Jager arrived at Sale afer two 2019 shoulder operations, but Steve Diamond is hoping the bent metal pins suffered at Leice…
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Ex-All Black Naholo and Coleman coming back from surgery as London Irish factor Saracens' relegation into their planning
With their Premiership status safe despite a seven-match losing streak, London Irish have planned for 2020/21 by sending Naholo an…
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'I am classing myself as a 1980's F1 car and these are 2020 F1 cars... they are much faster'
England wing Matt Banahan still rates himself “a 1980’s F1 car” but admits Gloucester’s group of turbo charged wingers Jon…
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The magnificent 7 Sale Sharks being sent to Springboks training camp
Steve Diamond has revealed Sale Sharks will be sending seven players to join the Springboks training squad – minus the injured L…
Chris Jones
07 Sep 2020, 5:33
Lood de Jager suffers third serious shoulder injury
Lood de Jäger has been hit by a third serious shoulder injury and is set to miss Sale’s bid for the Gallagher Premiership title…
Chris Jones
06 Sep 2020, 4:33
Wasps bring in Championship hooker as injured Taylor waits on scan result
Wasps lost four players to Premiership injury inside 34 minutes on Monday and they are likely to need cover at hooker due to the T…
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'He still has six per cent less muscle on that leg compared to his other one'
Having had two surgeries on his patella tendon and dealt with the setback of a leg infection, Josh Beaumont has one final hurdle b…
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01 Sep 2020, 13:04
Schalk Brits has named the player he thinks should replace Snyman in the Springboks squad
With RG Snyman unavailable until 2021 due to injury, Schalk Brits has picked who he thinks should be the second row's Springboks s…
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Revitalised Sale's radical breakdown rethink
After conceding 40 penalties in Premiership losses to Harlequin and Exeter, Sale adopted a radical approach to the breakdown in th…
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Dallaglio: Why Wasps DNA can help Cipriani and co fulfil Gloucester's potential
With Danny Cipriani having played with the new Gloucester coaching trio at Wasps, Lawrence Dallaglio predicts this DNA can bring s…
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'On our day off yesterday, Lood was still here at Carrington - he's an absolute pro'
Springboks giant Lood de Jager shored up the Sale lineout in a vital midweek Premiership win over Wasps that left Sharks boss Stev…
Chris Jones
27 Aug 2020, 13:02
'The more recognised names are the loudest on the pitch' - Skivington says Saracens still have 'Wolfpack mentality'
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Chris Jones
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'Across the board our endeavour and skill has to change' - Diamond concerned by Sale's ill-discipline
Sale were pushing leaders Exeter hard before the lockdown but defeats by Harlequins and the Chiefs have seen Diamond’s men drop …
Chris Jones
24 Aug 2020, 5:39
Ex-Lions prop fears union going down the league route to solve scrummaging 'mess'
Former Lions prop Dai Young, who earned international Test caps at both union and league, fears for the set-piece in the 15-a-side…
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19 Aug 2020, 12:19
Diamond dismisses Sale race row over South African players not taking the knee
Sale boss Steve Diamond has responded after the pre-match stance of his South African players prior to last Friday's Premiership m…
Chris Jones
18 Aug 2020, 5:53
Row brewing over Sale's South Africans not taking the knee
The Premiership restarted last Friday with South Africans at Sale opting not to take the knee, a decision that has been queried ba…
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18 Aug 2020, 3:48
World Cup winner backs Willis to force change in Eddie Jones' back row thinking
Head coach Jones has tinkered with his back row combinations and at last year’s World Cup opted to play with two recognised open…
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'It wasn't reckless. It was good constructive rugby and he couldn't have done any more'
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