Back from Biarritz: Magnus Lund will be ‘perfect fit’ at Sale Sharks, says Steve Diamond
Lund has played the last six seasons in France for Biarritz but made his Sharks debut in 2002 and helped the team win the championship four years later.
Surprise! Sale Sharks skipper Dan Braid sees another season of upsets… with Danny Cipriani in full flow
The 33-year-old, currently undergoing rehabilitation on a knee injury, was impressed with fly-half Cipriani’s performances on the tour in New Zealand as Sale look ahead to the new season.
Help keep kids in the game: Stockport’s young rugby stars revel in the Twickenham sun at Aviva Premiership Final
As Saracens and Northampton Saints battled it out for Aviva Premiership glory in Saturday’s final, Stockport under-11s also descended on Rugby HQ.
Amazing occasion: World Cup winner Lewis Moody tells young Stockport rugby stars to enjoy Twickenham buzz
As Saracens and Northampton Saints do battle to determine who walks away with this year’s top prize at the Aviva Premiership Grand Final next Saturday, the hallowed Twickenham turf will be graced by Stockport’s young guns at half-time.
Buy into it: Sale Sharks’ Steve Diamond says honesty and hard work behind club’s 2014 turnaround
Diamond’s men flirted with relegation last season though a much-improved 2013-14 brought Sale a sixth-place finish and European rugby again in 2014-15
Surprise package: Sale Sharks captain Dan Braid loving team spirit at Carrington club
The former Auckland Blues player touched down in Manchester on a short term deal at the start of 2013 with the Sharks battling to avoid relegation from the Aviva Premiership.