Sale Sharks star Simon Hammersley quits rugby for career change
Rugby NewsFriday, 27 May 2022 at 12:51
Sale Sharks can today confirm that full-back Simon Hammersley will leave the club and retire from rugby at the end of the current season to pursue a career outside the sport.
The 29-year-old fans favourite, who joined the club from Newcastle Falcons ahead of the 2019/20 season, has played 59 times for Sharks, including 16 games this season.
Originally from Hull, Simon studied at Durham University with Sharks teammate Josh Beaumont and started his professional rugby career with the Falcons in 2013.
He made his Premiership debut in 2014 at just 21 and his form in his first two years of first team rugby was rewarded with a call up to the England Saxons squad to tour South Africa in 2016.
“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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