Sale Sharks are an English professional rugby union club who play in the Aviva Premiership.
The club is an offshoot of amateur club Sale FC, still based at Heywood Road in Sale while the Sharks share the Salford City Stadium with Salford City Reds rugby league club.
Through their junior team the Jets, the club has developed players including Steve Hanley, Mark Cueto, Dean Schofield, Chris Jones, Andy Titterrell and Charlie Hodgson as well as Jason Robinson when he changed codes after leaving Wigan Rugby League Club.
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