Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson has signed a new three-year deal with the Premiership club.

The 44-year-old made 90 appearances for the Sharks as a player and returned to the club in January 2021.

Sale reached the Premiership final last season and are fourth in the table with one game of the campaign to go.

I love it here and there are so many reasons to want to stay for at least three more years, and build on what weve already achieved," Sanderson told the club website., external

Im also a proud northerner and to be able to coach and live in this part of the world, where I come from, is reason to get up in the morning.

Its an exciting time for everyone at the club and weve still got everything to play for this season. Weve got four weeks to win it all when, four weeks ago, no one gave us a chance. Thats driving me.