Premiership: Sale boss Alex Sanderson hails ‘special’ Faf De Klerk
Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson praised outgoing scrum-half Faf De Klerk, after the South African played his last game for the club in their 42-19 win over Bristol.
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Premiership: Relegation to be reintroduced in 2023/24 according to CEO
England’s top-flight stopped relegation due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they did allow Saracens to be promoted to increase the league to 13 teams.
Rugby evening headlines as uncapped Welshman nominated for prestigious award and world superstar joins Wales exile
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Faf de Klerk: World Cup winning scrum-half signs for Yokohama Canon Eagles
Springbok scrum-half Faf de Klerk has confirmed that he will join the Yokohama Canon Eagles when he leaves Sale Sharks at the end of the season.
Russell highlights relegation scrap as spark for Top 14 clubs’ success in Europe
Finn Russell believes the jeopardy of relegation in the Top 14 is a key factor behind the success of the French clubs in the Champions Cup with Racing 92 one of three to reach the last four, which features no Premiership teams for the second year running.
Late Jono Ross try helps Sale progress past Bristol in epic encounter
Sale hit hard, hit often, and occasionally hit high. Their reward, having soaked up the self-inflicted damage caused by one red card and two yellows, is progress to the last eight of the Champions Cup. Arron Reed was sent off in the first half, Faf de Klerk and Nick Schonert were shown yellow cards either side of half-time, but the Sharks’ physicality and a late try by the captain, Jono Ross, proved enough to edge them past Bristol.
Sale boss says new financial rules will benefit English rugby
Alex Sanderson is convinced the Gallagher Premiership's controversial cost-cutting measures will benefit English rugby in the long run as he bids to take his Sale Sharks side into the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Springbok stars De Klerk and De Jager to leave Sale Sharks
English Premiership club Sale Sharks confirmed on Tuesday that Rugby World Cup winners Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager will be leaving at the end of the season.