Sale Sharks
Full name	Sale Sharks Rugby Union Football Club
Founded	1861
Location	Stockport, England
Ground	Edgeley Park
Capacity	10,852
Chairman	Position Not Filled
Coach	Philippe Saint-André
League	Guinness Premiership
2005-06	1st
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.salesharks.com

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The club is an offshoot of Sale F.C., which is based in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.. Sale is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Edgeley Park (Capacity 10,852 seats) is the home of Stockport County Football Club and Sale Sharks Rugby Union club. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ...

Part of the process of creating a rugby union team to represent the North West region has been in the development of a strong academy. Through their junior team The Jets (Presumably named to go alongside The Sharks as a reference to West Side Story) , the club has developed many talented home-grown players, including; Steve Hanley, Mark Cueto, Dean Schofield, Chris Jones, Andy Titterrell and Charlie Hodgson. For The Games song, see Westside Story (song). ... Steven Melvyn Hanley (born June 11, 1979 in Whitehaven, England) is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for the Sale Sharks. ... Mark John Cueto (born 26 December 1979 in Workington, Cumbria) is an English international rugby union player. ... Dean Schofield (born 19th January 1979) is a professional Rugby Union player who plays for Sale Sharks. ... Chris Jones (born 24 June 1980 in Manchester) is an English rugby union footballer. ... Andy Titterrell (born 10 January 1981) is a rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Sale and England. ... Date of Birth: November 12, 1980 Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom Height: 1. ...

History

The club was founded in 1861 and is one of the oldest clubs in English rugby history. Throughout their history they have been one of the leading rugby union clubs in the North of England.

Sale were unbeaten in 26 matches winning 24 and drawing two in 1911.

Sale's first English representative was Pat Davies in 1927. The club has consistently provided international players and, during the 1930s, had one of its most dominant periods, fielding players of the calibre of Hal Sever (England), Claude Davey and Wilfred Wooller (Wales) and Ken Fyfe (Scotland). It came as little surprise when they took out the 1936 Middlesex Sevens. Hal Sever (born c 1910- died June 2005) was an English rugby international playing ten matches. ... Claude Davey (born 14 December 1908) was a Wales international rugby union player during the 1920-30s. ... Wilfred Wooller (20 November 1912 - 10 March 1997) was a Welsh cricketer, rugby player, cricket administrator and journalist. ...

The logo of Sale FC.

Sale ruled the roost in county cup rugby for 15 straight seasons as they went unbeaten from 1972 to 1987 in every one of those cup fixtures. During this period, Sale competed for the chance to be English club champions. In their first year, one after the inaugural competition kicked off in 1971, they made the semi-finals only to lose to eventual winners Coventry 35-6. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

During the nineties, despite thrilling displays under Paul Turner, and his successor John Mitchell, both club and ground struggled to keep a grip on the demanding commercial and financial realities of running a professional rugby club. Paul Turner is a former Wales rugby union international having attained 3 caps. ... John Eric Paul Mitchell, was born on 23rd March 1964 in Hawera, New Zealand. ...

Sale took 20,000 fans to Twickenham for the 1997 Pilkington Cup Final but Leicester won a mistaken ridden match 9-3. This interest quickly faded and the anticipated increased crowds never materialised and relegation from the Premier Division loomed until rugby union-playing local businessman Brian Kennedy came to the rescue, late in the 1999-2000 season. Since then, the club has been on a sound financial footing. Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Off the field, Peter Deakin was recruited from Warrington Wolves rugby league as Chief Executive to employ the skills he had used with the Bradford Bulls and Saracens and he made an immediate impact in raising the club's profile until hit by the serious illness which claimed his life in February 2003. Peter Deakin (1954-2004) was raised in Oldham, Lancashire, England. ... Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league team in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. ... Bradford Bulls is a professional Rugby League club based in the city of Bradford, England. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Success was not immediate; Sale Sharks finished eleventh and tenth in the 12-strong Premiership table in the first two years of the new Millennium. It took the coaching partnership of two former Sale players, Jim Mallinder and Steve Diamond, to produce a team that were 2002 runners-up and qualified for the Heineken Cup. The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... Jim is the former head coach of Sale Sharks He is now englands u-21 coach He masterminded them into winning the u-21s version of six nations in 2006 with a clean sweep of six out of six wins. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...

Player signings matched the elevated profile of the club. Scotland skipper Bryan Redpath was joined by Stuart Pinkerton, Barry Stewart, Graeme Bond, Jason White and Andrew Sheridan. The club then turned to the wealth of talent, hitherto largely untapped, in Rugby League. Apollo Perelini, known as "The Terminator" for his uncomprimising style, joined Sale Sharks the day after helping St Helens to victory in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford and the media had a field day when Jason Robinson, possibly the most exciting wing in the world in either code, moved to Sale from Wigan Warriors. First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - 8 Japan (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - 68 South Africa (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... Bryan Redpath is another member of the great Scottish production line of scrum halves, along with Gary Armstrong, Roy Laidlaw, Alan Lawson and in the present Chris Cusiter and Mike Blair. ... Jason Phillip Randall White (born 17 April 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. ... Andrew Sheridan (born in 1 November 1979 in Petts Wood, Bromley, England) is a rugby union player, who plays loosehead prop for Sale that stands at 6 foot 4 inches tall (1. ... Apollo Perelini (born 16 July 1969) is a Samoan dual code rugby international. ... St Helens Rugby League Football Club or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Jason Thorpe Robinson MBE (born 30 July 1974 in Leeds) was an English rugby union player and former rugby league player. ... Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...

In 2002 the team also went on to capture the Parker Pen Shield at Oxford's Kassam Stadium, defeating Pontypridd 25-22. The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... The interior of Kassum stadium. ... Pontypridd Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team from Wales, playing in the Welsh Premier Division. ...

During the close season of 2003, the company Cheshire Sports had been created, with The Sharks moving to share the Stockport County F.C. pitch at Edgeley Park. The all-seater capacity of over ten thousand, the enhanced entertaining facilities and the broadcast-quality floodlights emphasised the potential which Heywood Road could never have provided; however, the club still uses Heywood Road for reserve and under-21 matches. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ...

The early months of 2004 saw the departure of Steve Diamond and later Jim Mallinder, and the arrival of ex-French International and former Gloucester and Bourgoin coach, Philippe Saint-André as Director of Rugby from the start of the 2004-5 season. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim is the former head coach of Sale Sharks He is now englands u-21 coach He masterminded them into winning the u-21s version of six nations in 2006 with a clean sweep of six out of six wins. ... Official website www. ... CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... France 1990-1997 POSITION Winger BORN Wednesday, 19th April 1967. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the field, the international profile has been extended with the addition to the squad of Sebastien Chabal and Sebastien Bruno. Sebastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977 in Valence) is a French rugby union footballer who plays at number eight in the back row of the scrum for Sale Sharks and France. ... Sébastien Bruno (born 26 August 1974) is a French rugby union footballer who plays Hooker for Sale Sharks and France. ...

In the season which followed the Sale Sharks won their second European Challenge Cup at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford, with a convincing 27-3 victory over French side Pau, two tries by Charlie Hodgson and one each by Mark Cueto and Andy Titterell ending the season in style. The game saw Sale say goodbye to two club legends, Bryan Redpath and Jos Baxendell, who announced their retirement from rugby after the game. The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... The interior of Kassum stadium. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... Date of Birth: November 12, 1980 Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom Height: 1. ... Mark John Cueto (born 26 December 1979 in Workington, Cumbria) is an English international rugby union player. ... Andrew James Titterrell (born 10 January 1981 in Dartford) is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for Sale and England. ... Bryan Redpath is another member of the great Scottish production line of scrum halves, along with Gary Armstrong, Roy Laidlaw, Alan Lawson and in the present Chris Cusiter and Mike Blair. ...

The 2005 British Lions tour to New Zealand included six Sharks players, and with crowds now topping 10,000 on a regular basis, Sale Sharks are the North West's most successful and highest profile rugby union club and one of the top sides in Europe. They finished on top of the ladder of the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership, and went on to win the final, where they defeated the Leicester Tigers 45 to 20 at a rainy Twickenham. They became the first side to finish at the top of the league, to then go on and win in the semi-final and final to become the champions. The 2005 Lions tour logo In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks. ... The 2005-06 Guinness Premiership is a rugby union club competition that will run from September of 2005 to May of 2006 in England. ... Official website www. ...

Strip

Following their 2006 Guinness Premiership success, the Sale Sharks unveiled a new look kit for the 2006-07 season. The new kit further highlights shark qualities compared to the old one. The shoulders feature a fin design, with the torso has three slashes to represent the gills and teeth of a shark. The home and away kits are white and black, inverted. The Kit was highly controversial as it neglected to display the year that sale fc was set up which was 1861. Many fans boycotted the kit or had their own 1861 emblem added. The 2006-07 Guinness Premiership. ...

2007 Injury Crisis

After the success of the 2005/06 season many at the club had hoped for a repeat and with a strong squad boosted by several quality players including England Saxons centre Chris Bell, Former Wales prop Ben Evans and Argentina flanker Juan Fernandez Lobbe it seemed likely. However over the autumn months an injury crisis began with the loss of Scotland capain Jason White to a knee injury whilst playing against Romania. More bad news followed with England fly half Charlie Hodgson and England prop Andrew Sheridan falling to knee and ankle injuries respectively. More and more injuries were picked up over the following months until Sale were left with only 17 of a 38 man squad fit to play in their final Heineken cup match against the Ospreys. (Source: Sale sharks website) Chris Bell can refer to: Chris Bell (musician) Chris Bell (politician) Chris Bell (rugby player) Chris Bell (author The Bumper Book of Lies, Liquidambar contributor The New Zealand Blogging Corporation) This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which... Ben Evans is a former international Wales rugby union player. ... Jason White (born June 19, 1980) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team (1999-2004). ... Date of Birth: November 12, 1980 Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom Height: 1. ... Andrew Sheridan (born in 1 November 1979 in Petts Wood, Bromley, England) is a rugby union player, who plays loosehead prop for Sale that stands at 6 foot 4 inches tall (1. ... The Neath-Swansea Ospreys (Welsh Gweilch Castell-Nedd Abertawe) are a regional Rugby Union team from Wales, playing in the Celtic League and European Rugby Cup/European Rugby Shield. ...

Current England elite squad

• Mark Cueto
• Charlie Hodgson
• Chris Jones
• Andrew Sheridan
• Andy Titterrell
• Jason Robinson (retiring)

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Other internationals

• Sebastian Bruno
• Sebastien Chabal
• Steve Hanley
• Michael Hills,sevens
• Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
• Juan Fernandez Lobbe
• Oriol Ripol
• Elvis Seveali'i
• Mark Taylor
• Stu Turner
• Andy Vilk, sevens
• Jason White

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Notable Former players

• Hal Sever, 1930s winger
• Joe Mycock, former England captain
• Eric Evans, former England captain 1956-58
• Bill Beaumont, former England captain 1980
• Fran Cotton, British Lions, 1980s
• Steve Smith, 1980s
• Tony Bond, 1980s
• Claude Davey, 1930s
• Wilfred Wooller, 1930s
• Paul Turner, 1980s
• Ken Fyfe, 1930s
• Mike Hercus, 2004-05
• Dewi Morris, 1980s
• , Shane Howarth
• Barry Foy, Pro Celeb Side 2004
• Apollo Perelini, former Samoan dual code International
• Pete Anglesea, Former Sale Sharks captain

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Club honours

• Parker Pen Shield 2002 2005
• Guinness Premiership 2006

The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ...

Individual honours

• Jason White - Players' Player of the Year in the Guinness Premiership, 2006

Jason Phillip Randall White (born 17 April 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ...

Guinness Premiership Table 2006/07

Sources

• History of the Sale Sharks (from mymanchesteronline
• History of the Sale Sharks (from Nobok)

External links

• Official site
• BBC
• Fansite