Sale Sharks winger Nev Edwards is surprised that new England coach Eddie Jones opted to omit Danny Cipriani from his first 6 Nations squad.

Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond is confident his team can improve on their first wholly dominant performance of the season after setting up a home European Challenge Cup quarter-final.

Chris Robshaw is confident the future looks bright for England under new head coach Eddie Jones, particularly with Sale Sharks’ Josh Beaumont in line to earn his first full cap during the Six Nations.

Sale Sharks return from a week of R&R tonight to face Pau at the French side’s home, Stade de Hameau in the Challenge Cup.

As England head coach Eddie Jones prepares to make his first team announcement for the upcoming Six Nations, speculation among fans, coaches and the media concerning player selection is as high as it has ever been.

Danny Cipriani showed his England potential this weekend as Sale Sharks beat Wasps in their first Aviva Premiership match of 2016 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Despite Paul Ackford warning new England coach Eddie Jones off Sale last month, Steve Diamond was vociferous in claiming that several of his players would have bolstered their national side’s World Cup campaign.

There will be several excitable coaches, managers and owners of our region’s sports teams, as they anticipate unwrapping their presents on Christmas morning.

Sale Sharks will hope to follow up a famous victory in France last week with a win over Castres in the AJ Bell this Saturday.

Sale Sharks bagged a hard-fought away victory in the European Challenge Cup on Saturday night, their first win of the season out of their AJ Bell fortress.

Sale Sharks will make their first trip across the channel this season to face French side Castres Olympique at the Stade Pierre-Antoine on Saturday.