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England facing front-row crisis as Sale’s Luke Cowan-Dickie and Bevan Rodd join injury list

The Sale pair suffered suspected season-ending injuries in the Champions Cup win over Harlequins

The Independent UK

Bath leave it late to see off Sale in entertaining Gallagher Prem clash

Sale 26-31 Bath: Alfie Barbeary’s late try secured the points for the reigning champions

The Independent UK

‘It’s not about punishing’: Five key issues for English rugby to resolve after the Six Nations

Steve Borthwick will be reprieved by the RFU’s review but there are other factors at play from the makeup of his backroom team to the conveyor belt of talent

The Guardian - UK

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Sale warn England ‘superhuman’ Tom Curry needs time off to prolong career

Sale’s director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, suggested that Tom Curry should sit out England’s summer tour in order to be at his best for the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

England facing prop crisis with Asher Opoku-Fordjour ruled out of Six Nations

England are also without tighthead Will Stuart for the tournament due to injury

The Independent UK

Bullish Bristol believe Rees-Zammit’s NFL spell has improved his rugby

Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, said Louis Rees-Zammit’s failed attempt to break into the NFL has made him a better rugby player

The Guardian - UK

Jacques Vermeulen on song as Sale batter Harlequins in second half

The South African flanker scored two tries to help Sale overrun Harlequins 43-17 after trailing 17-12 at half-time

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Sale squad’s ‘honest’ meeting with owners has reset ambitions, says Sanderson

Alex Sanderson said an ‘honest’ meeting of Sale’s owners, players and coaches this week has set their intention for the Boxing Day game against Harlequins

The Guardian - UK

Sale blow 14-0 lead and slump to home defeat by Glasgow in Champions Cup opener

Stafford McDowall scored the decisive try as Alex Sanderson’s injury-hit Sale side coughed up another lead at home to lose 26-21 to Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

Roebuck hat-trick sets up nine-try rout as Sale pile more misery on Newcastle

Tom Roebuck’s hat-trick guided Sale to an emphatic 57-5 victory as Newcastle slumped to a third straight defeat

The Guardian - UK

‘You give everything in that first scrum’: meet Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Sale and England’s killer baby Shark

The 20-year-old prop is making a name for himself with eye-catching displays but visit of Saracens is a serious test, he tells Robert Kitson

The Guardian - UK

Why English clubs are struggling in the Champions Cup

The Premiership provides just one of the remaining eight clubs in the continental competition

The Independent UK

Russell’s deft handling sinks Sale as Bath burnish title credentials

Bath edged out a bonus-point win to end Sharks’ unbeaten home record

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Luke Littler, Gabriela Dabrowski and Thomas Tuchel

Have you been following the big stories in football, darts, cricket, tennis, chess, rugby, basketball and college football?

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Sale’s Alex Sanderson expects big response from English clubs in Europe

Sale’s director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, said he expects a Champions Cup backlash from English clubs after disappointing results in the opening round of fixturea

The Guardian - UK

Luke Cowan-Dickie helps Sale hand Leicester first Premiership away loss

Sale Sharks beat Leicester 39-25 with Luke Cowan-Dickie’s lineout prowess proving decisive

The Guardian - UK

Will Muir takes Bath back to the top of Premiership as Sale are blown away

Bath scored six tries in their emphatic 40-13 victory against Sale to move top of the Premiership as both sides finished with 14 men

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick waits on key players’ fitness for England’s Autumn Nations Series

England are awaiting news on key individuals’ fitness as the head coach Steve Borthwick prepares to unveil a squad for the Autumn Nations Series

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The Guardian - UK

Sanderson v Diamond friendship on sidelines in battle of the north

Newcastle head to Sale on the back of a 24-game Premiership losing streak and with a pressing need to attract a fresh audience to rugby union in the north

The Independent UK

Premiership 2024-25: Club-by-club guide and predictions for new season

Northampton Saints begin as defending champions but eight or nine clubs could contend for the play-offs

The Independent UK

England star Tom Curry opens up on injury that could have ended rugby career

The 26-year-old was diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome – a condition that means the ball in the hip joint is not entirely round

The Guardian - UK

Premiership gears up for new season with battle for eyeballs never greater

The days of clubs recruiting A-list overseas stars are long gone but the domestic game needs to target growth and widen the audience

The Guardian - UK

Sale’s Jonny Hill to meet police and learn fate over incident with supporter

Sale’s Jonny Hill will meet police next week to discover his fate over an incident with a supporter at Bath in June

The Guardian - UK

Sale stun Saracens to book unlikely spot in Premiership playoffs

Sale pulled off an unlikely 20-10 win at Saracens to move up to third and into the Premiership playoffs

The Guardian - UK

Ford’s sparkling Premiership form is driving Sale’s late league onslaught

The fly-half has been at the top of his game since Six Nations to ensure Sharks have destiny in their own hands

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