‘We deserved more’: Sale boss Diamond upbeat after Bath loss dents playoff hopes
Sale remain in seventh and nine points of the semi-final places after failing to claim even a losing bonus point in Round 17 in their 12-3 loss to Bath.
Tuesday Team Talk: The 2022 winter World Cup will be a gift in disguise for English youth
We do not see the Aviva Premiership or Pro12 rugby come to a halt while the Six Nations is going on, when huge clubs lose a decent portion of their strongest and most expensive players, so the Premier League can follow suit in 2022.
LGBT History Month Q&A: Canalsiders’ Carl Wharton speaks of acceptance outside Manchester’s gay community
To celebrate LGBT History Month, MM talk to LGBT figures from across Greater Manchester about their experiences of coming out and what progress they think the city still has to make towards equality.
Cipriani has let his rugby ‘do the talking’ and could star in England World Cup, says Care
Sale Sharks fly-half Cipriani has not featured for England since the summer tests with New Zealand and faces a stern battle for the No.10 jersey with Owen Farrell, George Ford and Stephen Myler all ahead of him in the pecking order.
‘I didn’t even know the French captain!’: Sale Sharks’ Russian Ostrikov on life abroad
Manchester United and City have notably built up squads containing sportsmen from abroad, but rugby union team Sale Sharks also have a special one of their own in Russian Ostrikov.
CCTV: Moment LGBT rugby player’s jaw broken in homophobic Canal St attack
Police are re-appealing for witnesses after new incriminating CCTV footage emerged of an LGBT rugby player suffering a broken jaw following a homophobic attack on Canal Street four weeks ago.
Canal Street homophobic gang attack: LGBT rugby player left with broken jaw
An LGBT rugby player was left with a broken jaw after a homophobic attack on Canal Street – and now CCTV footage has emerged in a bid to track down the culprit.
Back in the mix: Sale Sharks welcome back skipper Dan Braid for Wasps LV=Cup game
Sharks have never won the Anglo-Welsh competition despite making two finals and this year’s campaign gives them the chance to blood some youngsters as well as give recovering players valuable match time, including Braid who returns after injury on day one
Tuesday Team Talk: To sin bin, or not to sin bin? Just keep football beautiful
Uefa president Michel Platini’s support for the sin-bin rule to be applied in football has brought about the question of whether the beautiful game is going through too many changes
Prince Harry tries to encourage school rugby drive with Eccles RFC visit
The Prince is a big fan of Rugby Union and is visiting the rugby club in Salford as part of his role as Patron of England Rugby’s All Schools Programme
Proud Wilmslow and Lymm book Aviva Premiership Rugby Final tickets
More than 7,000 youngsters will participate over the course of the season in search of a spot in the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup ‘Parade of Champions’ during half-time of the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final.