Sale Sharks have agreed a deal to sign exciting winger David Opoku-Fordjour from Champ Rugby side Coventry from the start of the 2026/27 season.
The pacy 22-year-old, who is the brother of current Sharks and England star Asher Opoku-Fordjour, has signed a one-year deal with the option of a further year.
Coventry-born David came through the ranks at his hometown club, making his debut in the 2023/24 season. He’s since gone on to make more than 50 appearances and scored 21 tries including five in one match against Nottingham.
Last weekend he scored another hat-trick as Coventry beat Caldy to stay fourth in the Champ table.
David said: “I know the levels at a PREM club will be much higher but I’m really looking forward to playing and training with internationals every day.
“There are so many good wingers at the club – guys like Tom Roebuck and Arron Reed – and I just want to be a sponge and learn from them and develop as much as I can.
“Asher and I are really close and playing with him again will be brilliant. When I spoke to him he just said that the environment at Sale is great and I would really enjoy it. He said the club is full of good people so I can’t wait to get started.”
Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson said: “There’s some real talent and potential in the Champ and we think we’ve found one in David.
“He scores tries for fun but there’s plenty more to his game and we’re looking forward to seeing how he develops in this environment, learning and playing with the international wingers we’ve got.”
