Mike Brown handed Premiership lifeline after Newcastle release
Rugby NewsSaturday, 28 May 2022 at 04:29
Mike Brown could be staying in the Gallagher Premiership after a club reportedly offered the ageing fullback a one-year deal.
The former England star joined the Falcons from Harlequins last summer in search of play time but now finds himself without a club once again after the North East club cut his contract short.
Brown, who has already revealed he will pursue a career as an agent when he hangs up his boots, is being lined up as a potential replacement for Simon Hammersley at Sale after the fullback quit.
Alex Sanderson will offer Brown the opportunity to stay in the Premiership when it looked more than likely he'd be stepping down to the Championship with Ealing.
DID YOU KNOW? During his career, he has won three Six Nations Championship titles with England and two English Premiership titles with Harlequins.
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“Moved him on” – Sale Sharks confirm EIGHT departures
#1. AJ MacGinty to Bristol Bears
Regarded as one of the best fly halves in the Premiership, the 31 year-old links up with Pat Lam once again, having helped Connacht to a maiden PRO12 title during the 2015/16 season.
#2. JP du Preez to Glasgow Warriors
The 6ft 10in lock will join the Warriors from Sale Sharks in the summer subject to visa clearance. Du Preez has only been with Sale for just over a year, having joined the English Premiership club from the Cheetahs, who used to compete in what was then the PRO14.
#3. Curtis Langdon and Cameron Neild to Worcester Warriors
England international hooker Langdon and back-row forward Neild both worked under Diamond during his successful ten-year stint as Sale’s Director of Rugby and will link up again with him at Sixways.
Diamond is currently working as Warriors Lead Rugby Consultant but he will succeed Alan Solomons as Director of Rugby at the end of the season.
#5. Lood de Jager - released
The international second-row will reportedly return to South Africa when his contract expires.
#6. Faf de Klerk - Yokohama Canon Eagles
Previously, it was reported that Faf de Klerk, who has been with English club Sale Sharks since 2017, was set to take up a £900 000 per year (R18.5 million) offer from the Hurricanes in Japan.
However, it now appears that it is in fact the Canon Eagles who have swooped in to secure his signature, with De Klerk in line to join fellow Springbok Jesse Kriel at the club.
#7. Rohan Janse van Rensburg to Sharks
Rohan scored three tries in eight appearances during his loan spell in 2017 and impressed enough to make the deal permanent the following summer ahead of the 2018/19 campaign. Since then, he has gone onto make 73 appearances for Sharks – including 22 this season – scoring 23 tries.
#8. Marland Yarde - released
Having had his profile removed from the club website, the former England winger is expected to be moved on this summer.
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