Sale Sharks have agreed a deal to sign Scotland winger Rhona Lloyd from the start of the 2025/26 PWR season.
The 28-year-old flyer, who Sarah Hunter once described as a ‘try-scoring sensation’, will join Tom Hudson’s side after spending four years playing for Stade Bordelais in France.
She moved to France after a spell playing for Loughborough Lightning in the PWR.
On the international scene, Rhona represented Scotland’s Women at U19 and U20 level in Sevens during the 2013/14 season.
She made her full international debut against England in the 2016 Six Nations opener at Broadwood Stadium, and scored her first international try against Ireland in final game of the tournament.
Since then she has gone on to win more than 50 caps for her country and was selected as part of Bryan Easson’s 2022 Rugby World Cup squad. Rhona also spent two years (2022-24) as part of the GB Sevens programme.
Rhona said: “I knew that I wanted to move back to the PWR because it’s the most competitive league in the world. With the World Cup coming soon, it feels like the right time.
“The culture at a club is really important to me, and what they’re building at Sale impressed me straight away. They have personality in abundance and that fight and togetherness as a team and a club was really appealing.
“The team spirit really shines through and it looks like an environment that I can really benefit from, especially with the new coaches that are in place.
“The club has made some world class signings and it’s a really exciting time to be joining the club.”
Sharks Head Coach Tom Hudson said: “When you look into recruiting wingers, you’re looking for two main things: raw pace, and a GPS programmed directly to the try line.
“No matter where Rhona has played throughout her career, her stats speak for themselves when it comes to these two components.
“I can’t wait to see that raw pace in a Sale Sharks shirt and to get her GPS programmed for a final destination of the try lines at Heywood Road.”
