Sale Sharks
Professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester
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| 2025 | Tom Curry and Luke Cowan-Dickie selected for the British & Irish Lions Tour |
| 2024 | Alex Sanderson extended his contract, confirming his role as Director of Rugby until the end of the 2026/27 season. |
| December 2024 | Sale Sharks defeated Bristol Bears 0-38 away at Ashton Gate, marking Bristol's first pointless Premiership fixture since September 2016. |
| August 2024 | Air conditioning company Carrier Solutions UK became the Principal Partner, with their Toshiba brand becoming the front of shirt sponsor for a four-year period. |
| 2023 | Tom Curry, George Ford, Bevan Rodd, and Manu Tuilagi represented England, with Augustin Creevy representing Argentina in the Rugby World Cup |
| 2023 | Sale Sharks reached the Premiership Final, leading 25-23 with 15 minutes remaining before ultimately losing 35-25 to Saracens. |
| 2022 | Sale Sharks finished 6th in the league, narrowly missing the top 4 by 5 points during Sanderson's first full season in charge. |
| 2022 | Sale Sharks were Premiership runners-up. |
| 2021 | Tom Curry selected for the British & Irish Lions Tour |
| 2021 | Macron becomes the kit supplier and official retail partner for Sale Sharks, providing match day, training kit, leisurewear, and accessories for men's, women's, and academy sides for six years. AO becomes the new shirt sponsor. |
| 2021 | Sale Sharks finished 3rd in the Gallagher Premiership, losing 40-30 in a semi-final away match against Exeter Chiefs. |
| September 1 2021 | Sale Sharks signed a long-term partnership with online electricals store AO, who became the principal front of shirt sponsor and renamed the South Stand to the AO Stand. |
| January 2021 | Alex Sanderson was appointed as the club's Director of Rugby. |
| 2020 | Sale Sharks won the Premiership Rugby Cup. |
| December 2020 | Steve Diamond left the club due to family matters, three matches into the 2020-21 Premiership season, with the team having won two of those games. |
| October 2020 | VST Enterprises launched what they claimed was the world's first interactive sports kit for the club, featuring a scannable 'VCode' logo on shirts for the 2020/21 season. |
| 2019 | Tom Curry and Mark Wilson represented England, with other Sale Sharks players representing Russian Federation, South Africa, and United States in the Rugby World Cup |
| 2019 | Sale Sharks won the Premiership Cup, adding another domestic trophy to their collection. |
| 2019 | VCode becomes the new shirt sponsor for the club. |
| July 2016 | UKFast returned as club sponsors in what was described as the largest sponsorship deal in the club's history at that time. |
| June 2016 | The club was taken over by an investment group led by Simon Orange. |
| 2015 | Sale Sharks players represented Samoa, Georgia, and Canada in the Rugby World Cup |
| May 2014 | Josh Beaumont was called up to the England squad to play for England XV against the Barbarians, scoring a try. |
| 2013 | Samurai becomes the new kit manufacturer for the club. |
| 2013 | Sale Sharks were runners-up in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. |
| September 2013 | MBNA agreed to a two-year partnership extension, lasting until the end of the 2015/16 season. |
| 2012 | Canterbury becomes the kit manufacturer for Sale Sharks. |
| 2012 | Sale Sharks had a disappointing season, finishing 10th overall in the Premiership and winning only one match in the Heineken Cup against Cardiff Blues. |
| 2012 | Sale Sharks moved to the Salford Community Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell, Salford, ending their time at Edgeley Park in Stockport. |
| 2011 | Mark Cueto represented England, with other Sale Sharks players representing Scotland, Ireland, Russian Federation, Fiji, and Samoa in the Rugby World Cup |
| July 2011 | Credit card lender MBNA became the club's Principal Partner for three seasons, with their logo to appear on home, away, and European shirts. |
| April 2011 | UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones decided to end the sponsorship deal with Sale Sharks, citing business reasons and changes at the club including Charlie Hodgson's departure. |
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