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'Superb' short-term signing Hyron Andrews lands new deal with Sale

Sale's Hyron Andrews (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for Sale Sharks)

Hyron Andrews is staying with Sale Sharks until the end of next season after putting pen to paper on a one-year contract with the Gallagher Premiership semi-finalists.

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The 28-year-old joined the Manchester-based Sharks in March from their United Rugby Championship Durban-based namesakes on a short-term deal until the end of the season after former England star Jonny Hill suffered a season-ending injury against La Rochelle.

Andrews made 83 appearances for his South African team, scoring three tries, and was part of the Sharks that suffered a Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Toulouse last season.

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Known for his high work rate, he was sent off for the first time in his career for a dangerous clean-out when Zebre Parma ended an 18-month wait for a win in November in what proved to be his last Sharks appearance.

Andrews has played eight times for Sale this season, helping them to four successive wins. He started their last two victories over Leicester Tigers and Saracens to help book this Saturday’s play-off trip to play Bath at The Rec.

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He will become Alex Sanderson’s fourth signing for next season following the arrivals of Sharks teammate Le Roux Roets and Fijian centre Waisea Nayacalevu, and the return of Ireland International Will Addison from Ulster.

Andrews has made an impression on Sanderson, who said that he had signed a player who had slipped through the cracks in South Africa when he arrived in Manchester.

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“Hyron is a superb athlete and a great player who we believe has been underrated and overshadowed over a few years due to the strength-in-depth and quality in the second row within the South African system.

“He pairs his prowess in the line-out with mobility around the park that will dovetail with the physicality we already have in our back five.”

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That's Cron's job though. Australia has had one of the most penalised scrums in international rugby for a long time. Just look at the scrum win loss percentage and scrum penalties. That is your evidence. AA has been the starter during that period. Pretty simple analysis. That Australia has had a poor scrum for a long time is hardly news. If bell and thor are not on the field they are woeful. So you are just plain wrong. They have very little time for the lions so doing the same old things that dont work is not going to get them there.


Ainsley is better than our next best tighthead options and has been playing well at scrum time for Lyon in the most competitive comp in the world. Superstar player? No. But better than the next best options. So that is a good enough guide. The scrummaging in the Prem is pretty good too so there is Sio's proof. Same analysis for him. Certainly better in both cases than Super, where the brumbies had the worst win loss and scrum pen in Super. Who plays there? Ohh yes... And the level of scrummaging in Super is well below the URC, prem and France with the SA teams out.


Nongorr is truly woeful. He's 130kg and gets shoved about. That just should not be happening at that weight for a specialist prop who has always played rugby cf pone with leauge. He has had enough time to develop at 23. You'd be better off with Pone who is at least good around the field for the moment and sending Nongorr on exchange to France or England to see if they can improve him with better coaching as happened with Skelton and Meafou. He isn't going to develop in time in super if he has it at all.


Latu is a better scrummaging hooker than BPA and Nasser. and he's the best aussie player over the ball at ruck time. McReight's super jackling percentage hasnt converted to international level but latu consistently does it at heniken level, which is similar to test level in the big games. With good coaching at La Rochelle he's much improved though still has the odd shocker. He should start the November games.

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