A WORD FROM THE AXE
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Welcome back to the Salford Stadium for our final game of a rollercoaster of a 2024. This time last year we were top of the league, but then we know what happened after Christmas, and it took a huge effort to win five on the bounce and make the top four. It’s been a challenging year for lots of reasons, but a year we can be proud of and it ends with a game that everyone is looking forward to against an Exeter team who are much better than their league position suggests…
RAFFI QUIRKE’S RISE TO FAME
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It was always going to be difficult to sustain the trajectory of Raffi Quirke’s meteoric rise to England stardom. Just three months after turning 20, and after just 15 matches as a professional rugby player, he was scoring winning tries for England against world champions South Africa at Twickenham.
What followed was a spell as one of the country’s best scrum halves as Sale Sharks reached the Premiership final, before a rotten succession of injuries to his hamstring, arm, and most recently, his wrist limited him from capitalising on the strong first impression.
THE SHARK TANK – A SUPPORTERS PERSPECTIVE
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The festive period well and truly begins today with our final home fixture of 2024 hopefully bringing good cheer and glad tidings to all Sharks fans!
Only a week since we were last here at home, and what a performance it was against Racing 92. Coming off a slightly chastening defeat against a strong Glasgow side the week before, it was a big test of resolve and character for the team. Racing haven’t had the best season so far in France, but are still packed full of quality and to put them away so comprehensively was a joy to watch. We’re most shocked at how comfortable it ended up being – we’re struggling to remember the last time we weren’t on the edge of our seats worried we would throw the game away at 65 minutes!
OTHER NEWS
25 YEARS OF SHARKS – HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Ahead of every home game this season we’ll be inducting a Sale Sharks legend into our Hall of Fame so you’ll get the chance to meet your Sharks heroes past and present if you’re attending the match.
Round eight sees the addition of Mark Cueto.
ALEX SANDERSON PRESS CONFERENCE
WATCH Alex Sanderson’s round seven press conference where he talks all things Autumn Nations, gives an update on the coaching team, and talks about how we plan to get our ‘mojo’ back as the Gallagher Premiership returns.
Watch the full video via the link below:
INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP ROUND UP
Our Investec Champions Cup campaign is well underway and after a tough trip to URC champions Glasgow Warriors and a home clash with French giants Racing 92, Your Sharks lie in fourth place in the pool 4 table, behind Toulon, Glasgow and Harlequins.
Qualification for the knockout stage now hinges on a tricky assignment in Cape Town against the DHL Stormers and a final pool stage game against Lewis Ludlam, Kyle Sinckler and their Toulon team.
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100 CLUB – INTEGRATE YOUR CLUB WITH SALE SHARKS
The 100 Club is the heart and soul of Sale Sharks, whether that be filling the Family Stand on a match day or your mini & juniors coaches joining us for an education session, we’re proud to work with you on developing the Sharks of the future
We have both amateur and semi-professional teams in our 100 Club and work with clubs across England and Wales to help develop coaches and players while also providing mini & junior sections with a matchday experience like no other…
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SALE SHARKS LINK UP WITH MULTI
Sale Sharks is linking up with The Multibank this Christmas to help tackle the rising issues of hygiene poverty amongst young people in the region.
The club will hold a collection at Saturday’s festive fixture against Exeter Chiefs where fans can donate essential hygiene products in support of The Brick Multibank, in Wigan, which currently serves 120,000 families across the North West.
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