The former Auckland Blues player touched down in Manchester on a short term deal at the start of 2013 with the Sharks battling to avoid relegation from the Aviva Premiership.

After scrapping their way through 2012-13, many had Sale Sharks down to struggle again with some rating them as favourites for relegation. But they showed the doubters how wrong they were.

Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani has the chance to end his five-year drought of international rugby after being selected in a 20-man training squad ahead of this summer’s tour to New Zealand.

Former Sale Sharks full-back Ben Foden is on the hunt for a place in England’s squad for their summer tour to New Zealand and the Rugby World Cup next year.

Departing forward James Gaskell is looking to end the season on a high by helping to extend Sale Sharks’ current record-breaking run by beating London Irish on Saturday

The Australian-born player joins from Treviso as a replacement for Rob Miller who is leaving the Sharks to join London Wasps in the summer along with teammate James Gaskell

On the agenda this week the team discuss Manchester City’s chances of winning the title ahead of their clash with Everton and what is the best goal of the season?

Ingall believes sixth-placed Sale’s play-off dream can become reality with a weekend win against Leicester

In a little over a year Steve Diamond has turned Sale Sharks around having stepped down as CEO before managing the club to sixth in the league with two games remaining

Sharks Tom Arscott poised to play older brother Luke after the pair’s first clash this season when the Chiefs capitalised on a poor first-half performance from Sale and won 18-16.

Manchester’s own River Irwell will host the city’s fifth annual rubber duck dash.