Tom Curry has given the British and Irish Lions a big boost after his Investec Champions Cup injury scare.
Alex Sanderson praised his side as Sale secured a thrilling 27-24 bonus-point win over defending champions Northampton which boosted their Premiership play-off hopes.
Tom Roebuck scored twice as Sale secured a thrilling 27-24 Gallagher Premiership bonus-point win over defending champions Northampton which boosted their play-off hopes.
England lock Ollie Chessum will return to Leicester Tigers' starting XV on Sunday as his side host Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership.
Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson believes George Ford is playing with a “bit between his teeth” and says the fly-half should be picked for the British and Irish Lions tour.
Sale recorded their first Gallagher Premiership win of 2025 with a 39-15 victory over Newcastle at Kingston Park.
England captain Maro Itoje will return to captain a Saracens side containing four of his international team-mates during the Guinness Six Nations when they host Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.
England flanker Ben Curry will captain his Sale Sharks side against Newcastle Falcons on Friday in the Gallagher Premiership, six days after his player of the match performance against Wales in the Guinness Six Nations.
England have called Max Ojomoh into their 35-man squad ahead of their final match of the Guinness Six Nations against Wales as a replacement for his injured Bath team-mate Ollie Lawrence.
Ben Spencer, who has been replaced by van Poortvliet, was one of eight players from last week’s Calcutta Cup squad not included in the reduced squad that assembled in York on Wednesday.