Academy On Tour
The Sale Sharks academy has been on tour in Ireland this week and the U18s recorded an impressive 14-3 victory against Munster on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day our U16s put in 2 great performances against @Munsterrugby U16s. The 1st game going to the hosts 12-7 and the 2nd game a win for @SaleSharksRugby U16s 14-5. 🦈 pic.twitter.com/WbTgTKacSd
— Sale Sharks Academy (@SaleSharksAcad) August 6, 2019
Player Development
The tour represents an important development phase for the Under 16 and Under 18s players. Previous academy players Guss Warr, Kieran Wilkinson, Arron Reed, Rouban Birch, Luke James, Conor Doherty and Sam Dugdale have all moved into the first-team squad since going on the Ireland tour in 2017.
Great performance by our @BridgewaterPE boys, Kellett U18, Harthill & Zheng twins U16’s @SaleSharksAcad Very proud & flying the @WarringtonRUFC flag. Excellent games against @Munsterrugby @UL. Go well all the guys for the rest of the week🇮🇪🏉. pic.twitter.com/Z52coRjpZT
— Christine Kellett (@chriskell19) August 6, 2019
Follow
Keep up to date on the tour’s progress by following @SaleSharksAcad on Twitter.
