Sale Sharks Women

Sale Sharks Women are a women's rugby union club based in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. They were founded in 2020 as the women's team of Premiership Rugby side Sale Sharks. They currently compete in the Premier 15s, the highest division of women's rugby union in England.

For the men's team, see Sale Sharks.

Sale Sharks Women
Full nameSale Sharks Women
UnionRFU
Founded2020
Ground(s)Heywood Road
Coach(es)Darren Lamon[1]
Captain(s)Beth Stafford[2]
League(s)Premier 15s

History

On 30 January 2020, Premiership Rugby side Sale Sharks announced that they would apply for place in the Premier 15s League ahead of the 2020–21 season,[3] committing £1 million over a three-year period to their women's section.[4] Their application was successful,[5] and on 6 April, Sale Sharks Women were entered into the league alongside Exeter Chiefs Women, replacing Waterloo and Richmond.[6]

Home ground

Sale Sharks Women will play their home matches at Heywood Road (currently named CorpAcq Stadium for sponsorship reasons) in Sale, Greater Manchester, and train at Carrington Lane, the Sale Sharks High Performance Centre owned by Sale FC.[7]

Current players
As of 9 October 2020.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Scarlett Fielding Hooker England
Aisha Abu-Marzouq Prop
Jamie-Leigh Bellerby Prop
Katie Houghton Prop England
Molly Kelly Prop Wales
Brea Leung Prop Wales
Gwenllian Pyrs Prop Wales
Nicola Howat Lock Scotland
Claire Hutchinson Lock
Vicky E Irwin Lock
Teleri Wyn Davies Lock Wales
Jessica Elbeck Back row England
Freya Hellin Back row England
Georgie Perris-Redding Back row England
Hannah Field Flanker
Daisy Hibbert-Jones Flanker
Lucy Winter Flanker Scotland
Mali Quaeck Number 8 Wales
Beth Stafford (c) Number 8 England
Megan Kirby Forward
Hannah Kurtz Forward
Georgia Kyle Forward
Harriet Thompson Forward
Player Position Union
Mhairi Grieve Scrum-half Scotland
India Perris-Redding Scrum-half England
Katy Daley-McLean Fly-half England
Alicia Calton Centre England
Sarah Cornforth Centre
Vicky Irwin Centre Ireland
Laura Perrin Centre England
Kathryn Craine Wing
Lisa Neumann Wing Wales
Jodie Ounsley Wing England
Lauren Delany Fullback Ireland
Jess Wooden Fullback United States
Carys Hall Utility back England
Hannah Birch Back
Jessica Roberts Back
Alexandra Wallace Back

Club staff
Role Name
Head of Women's Rugby Darren Lamon[1]
Coach Katy Daley-McLean[2]

References
  1. "SALE SHARKS APPOINTS HEAD OF WOMEN'S RUGBY". Sale Sharks. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. "Sale Sharks Women confirm playing squad and captain for the 2020/21 season". Sale Sharks. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Sale Sharks Enter Unchartered Waters with High Performance Women's Team Bid". Sale Sharks. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. Tomas, Fiona (6 April 2020). "Premier 15s clubs being underfunded, says Richmond board director". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "Club Statement – Sale Sharks Women to join Tyrrells Premier 15's". Sale Sharks. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "Tyrrells Premier 15s clubs until 2020 confirmed". Premier 15s. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. "About". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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