Lood de Jager set for Sale as exodus gathers momentum
Bok lock signs three-year deal with Manchester team
The inevitable post-World Cup player exodus is gathering momentum after Sale Sharks confirmed the signing of Springbok lock Lood de Jager on Wednesday. The 2015 SA Rugby player of the year has agreed to a three-year contract with the club where he will join fellow South Africans Faf de Klerk‚ Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Jono Ross. He will arrive at the club at the conclusion of the 2019 Super Rugby season‚ but should be part of the Springbok World Cup squad in September. “I am extremely pleased to secure the services of Lood for the 2019/20 season‚” Steve Diamond Sale Sharks director of rugby said. “He is a world-class lineout operator with lots of experience at the highest level and offers a huge physical presence around the pitch. Lood’s signing is a statement of intent in our endeavour to become a force in the Premiership and Europe over the next three years.” Commenting on the announcement De Jager said: “Firstly it is a great honour for me to join Sale Sharks. They are a club ...
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