Will honoured to take Sale skipper role for new season
WILL Addison has been named Sale Sharks captain for the 2017/18 season.
Addison, 24, made his debut for the Sharks in 2011 and has since gone on to make 97 appearances, scoring 149 points.
He was in great form last season before picking up a foot injury at Saracens, ruling him out for the rest of the year.
However, before his injury he was playing some of the best rugby of his career and captained the side on a number of occasions during Josh Beaumont’s absence.
Addison’s impact and leadership after Christmas helped the Sharks to some emphatic wins.
He holds the distinction of scoring the last Sharks’ try at Edgeley Park and Sharks’ first try at the AJ Bell Stadium
Director of rugby, Steve Diamond, said: “Will has continued to impress me with his natural leadership ability and commitment to the club. He is a great communicator and very well respected by everyone at the Sharks. If his form continues to improve I have no doubt he will soon be on the England radar.”
Addison said he was looking forward to leading Sale into the new season
He added: “When Simon (Orange), Ged (Mason) and Dimes approached me about being captain, I accepted immediately.
“It is a huge honour to captain the club I have grown up at as a professional. I am excited by the challenge and looking forward to leading out the boys.”
Meanwhile, the Sharks flew out to France earlier this week to prepare for their first pre-season game against Castres on Saturday. Joining up with the squad at their training base will be South African scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.
Diamond said: “The lads have been training hard over the past few weeks and they are now ready for some quality game time.”