Our all time Sharks XV
Ahead of every home game this season we’ll be inducting Sale Sharks legends into our Hall of Fame so you’ll get the chance to meet your Sharks heroes past and present.
Make sure you’re there to see some of our greatest players join our all-time XV whilst watching our current crop of Sharks take on the very best the Gallagher Premiership has to offer.
1 – Paul Smith
Loosehead prop Paul Smith joined the Sharks Colts team at the age of 18 and played more than 150 games for Sale and then Sale Sharks between 1988 and 2000, many alongside twin brother and fellow prop Andrew.
He joined the club staff after injury forced him to retire, and took up a key role in the club’s finance team, before a chance convcersation with then Director of Rugby Philippe Saint-Andre led to him becoming Team Manager.
He moved on to become the club’s Operations Manager, then Operations Director and was appointed CEO in 2024.
Paul has dedicated his life to the club and we are delighted to make him our first Sharks Hall of Fame inductee.
2 – Steve Diamond
Former hooker Steve Diamond was synonymous with Sale Sharks for well over 40 years, serving the club as both a player with more than 350 first team appearances, and as director of rugby.
A true one-club man, Diamond played for the club for eleven years before returning in 2001, alongside Jim Mallinder, to coach the team. Stints with England Saxons, Saracens and the Russian national team followed before the ever-popular ‘Dimes’ returned to Sale in 2011, taking over from the departing Mike Brewer.
In December 2020, fans’ favourite Steve announced that he would leave Sale Sharks for personal reasons. He went on to coach Worcester Warriors and Newcastle Falcons, but he remains a huge part of our history and we’re thrilled to make him the second Hall of Fame inductee.
