ALEX SANDERSON MEDIA SESSION 18/4/2023
MANU TUILAGI “He has lasted the last few 80 minutes for us. He had two months training with England but not playing through his ban. He...
MANU TUILAGI “He has lasted the last few 80 minutes for us. He had two months training with England but not playing through his ban. He...
FAF DE KLERK’S INFLUENCE “Back before I was even in the first team he was one of my heroes. Someone you aspire to be like, play like and...
AIMS AT THE START OF THE SEASON “For me at the start of the season my goals were to play in the Premiership which was one of my long-term...
MANU TUILAGI’S FUTURE “We want him and he wants to stay. We had no money, then we had a bit of money. Now we have twice as much money as...
MANU TUILAGI BEING AWAY WITH ENGLAND THIS WEEK- SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN WITH SALE? “He could and that would have been a benefit to us but I...
GEORGE FORD “I haven’t spoken to Steve Borthwick about George. He is obviously very busy and this is the process he wants to continue...
MANU TUILAGI’S RED CARD “He is still upset and carrying it, 4 days on. The situation he put the team in on the weekend which he is...
HAS ALEX SPOKEN TO THE RETURNING ENGLAND PLAYERS? “Yes, that was done days ago. If they are still in a state of kicking stones at this...
REFLECTIONS ON LAST WEEK’S DEFEAT TO BRISTOL “We were obviously disappointed with how we started. Just a bit lacklustre with the ball...
PREM RUGBY CUP AS PATHWAY FOR YOUNGSTERS “We have shown in the last few weeks in particular the academy is really strong here in the...
GEORGE FORD Will he be fit for Friday’s game against Bath- “No, much to our disappointment and frustration. There’s nothing askew in his...
CHALLENGE OF ULSTER AWAY THIS WEEKEND “It’s a crunch match. The result of the game is probably going to determine qualification. I don’t...
Excitement for this weekend and learnings from last game against Toulouse “Recent form would indicate we are in better shape, we...
Six Sale players at England camp this week- Tom Curry, Bevan Rodd, George Ford, Raffi Quirke, Jonny Hill and Manu Tuilagi. Not all of...
Challenges of the salary cap “This is the period when you are going to hear a lot of white noise. Clubs want to do the right thing by the...
REFLECTIONS ON SUNDAY’S DEFEAT TO TOULOUSE “We set them loose. We set a team loose who are one of the best club rugby sides in the world...
SATISFACTION AT ULSTER WIN “A complete performance. They will rue the chances they missed I’m sure. We probably caught them a bit cold...
GEORGE FORD’S RETURN FROM INJURY “He is on schedule in terms of his rehab from the Achilles injury but I have been informed since then...
Any contact from South Africa about Rob du Preez? “No, they have been relatively quiet through the Autumn Internationals. It is a...
On early season form “We have all got areas to improve on. As a 10 when the team goes well you normally go well so a lot of it is down to...