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Tom Roebuck commits to being a winner with Sale

Sale's Tom Roebuck in action versus Gloucester (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images for Sale Sharks)

Sale Sharks and England winger Tom Roebuck has committed his future to his boyhood club by signing a new two-year contract.

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The 24-year-old, who began his rugby journey at Chester Rugby Club before joining the Sharks Academy, made his first team debut against Worcester in the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2018.

He has gone on to make almost 100 Sharks appearances, scoring 39 tries, including six in this season’s Gallagher Premiership.

Roebuck made his England debut against Japan in the 2024 summer tour and scored his first international try against the same opposition at Twickenham in the recent Autumn Nations Series. This week he was named in England’s squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations.

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Roebuck said: “I’ve grown up in and around Manchester and I’ve been at the club since I was 14 or 15. I’m playing every week with a group of close mates who I’ve played with for a long time and that’s what makes this club so special.

“I’m loving it here but I can’t say we’re living the dream because we haven’t won anything yet. We’ve been close twice and it still hurts that we didn’t manage to convert our chances.

“The coaches have a clear plan in mind and we’re all buying into it and whether it’s this year or next year, I know that as a group we’re capable of taking the next step together and winning the Premiership.

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“My brother comes to every game, my parents are season ticket holders and it means the world to play for a club that is so important to my whole family. Staying here was a no-brainer.”

Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson said: “We’re absolutely buzzing to have secured Tom for at least the next two years. He’s got so much talent, he’s one of our own and I firmly believe this is the best place for his development and I know he feels the same way.

“The improvement we’ve seen from Tom in every aspect of his game in the last three years has been incredible and he’s been rewarded with the international recognition he absolutely deserves.

“He’s a massive part of our present and our future and I hope his best years in a Sale Sharks shirt are still to come.”

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Neil 74 days ago

Over 6' tall, 15 stone plus and really good in the air, quick over the ground I'm surprised that someone hasn't suggested he give fullback a go. Could become a Freddie Stewart with a bit more pace.....

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Head high tackle 1 hour ago
Can Samoa and Tonga ever become contenders when their top talent is skimmed?

I think you have gone in the wrong direction here Nick. I think you need to delve down into the rules etc around Moana Pacifica’s selection policies and then you need to understand that a lot of KIWI BORN rugby players have PI heritage. It appears ok for the 4 home nations to pillage NZ born players constantly without retribution but you want to question whether NZ BORN players should be eligible for NZ? Seems a real agenda in there.

Go back and look at the actual Aims and agenda for MP becoming a entity and you see lots of things enshrined in policy that you arnt mentioning here. EG there is an allowance for a percentage of MP to be NZ eligible. This was done so MP could actually become competitive. Lets be real. If it wasnt this way then MP would not be competitive.

There also seems to be some sort of claim ( mainly from the NH ) that NZ is “cashing in” on MP, which , quite frankly is a major error. Are you aware of how much MP costs NZR Financially?

39 NZ born rugby players played at the last world cup for Samoa or Tonga. PLUS plenty for Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.

Taumoefolau is a BORN AND BRED NZer. However I very strongly doubt he will be an AB, but who do you believe he should be allowed to play for? Levi Aumua is ALSO a born and bred Kiwi.

Aumua was eligible to represent Samoa and Fiji for the Pacific Nations Cup in July that year but ended up playing for neither. He IS eligible for his nation of Birth too Nick

He is a Kiwi. Are you saying an NZ born, raised Kiwi cant play for NZ now?

Sorry Nick Kiwi born and bred actually qualify for NZ.

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