Akker van der Merwe rugby player
Akker van der Merwe rugby player

Akker van der Merwe

17th Jun 1991 1.78m/108kg Hooker

Sale Sharks travel to Kingston Park for a Newcastle challenge

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks will travel to Kingston Park for Friday evening’s clash with Newcastle Falcons.   In Round 12, Sale enjoyed a bye while the Falcons were knocked over by London Irish on the latter’s...

Sale well beaten by ruthless Toulouse

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks were beaten 45-19 at a rampaging Stade Toulousain side in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Sunday.   Antoine Dupont (2), Thibaud Flament, Cyril Baille, Lucas Tauzin and...

Match Report: Six-try Sale thrash Ulster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks began their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a dominant 39-0 win over Ulster Rugby at AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday.   Tom Curry, Dan du Preez, Thomas Curtis, Byron McGuigan and...

Team news: Sale Sharks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Roebuck, Raffi Quirke and Bevan Rodd return from England duty to take their places in a strong Sharks matchday squad to face Gloucester on Saturday (KO 1pm – live on BT Sport), as Alex Sanderson’s...

Sanderson makes eight changes to his Sale matchday 23

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Simon McIntyre, Tommy Taylor, Josh Beaumont, Arron Reed and captain Ben Curry all return to the Sharks line-up to face Premiership leaders Saracens, (Sunday, October 30 – 3pm KO, live on BT...

Sale Sharks host the Exiles in Friday night clash

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 6 kicks off with a juicy showdown at the AJ Bell as Sale Sharks host the Exiles.    Sale will be riding a wave of confidence after last week’s 26-16 away victory over reigning champs,...

Sale Sharks: Team News

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England star Raffi Quirke returns to the Sharks’ starting line-up for the first time in six months and Sam Hill makes his first Premiership start this season as Alex Sanderson’s men go in search...

It's war at Welford Road as Leicester battle Sale

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A hurting Leicester outfit will be looking to jump back into winning ways this weekend when they take on a well-drilled Sale outfit.     Leicester plunged to an embarrassing 51-18 defeat...

Tom Curry returns for Exeter clash

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Curry returns to the Sale Sharks starting line-up alongside twin brother Ben as Alex Sanderson makes three changes to his side ahead of tomorrow afternoons clash with Exeter Chiefs at the AJ Bell Stadium....

Team Announcements: Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks       Manu Tuilagi is fit after knee surgery, Tom O’Flaherty makes his first league start and Josh Beaumont returns to the matchday squad for the first time in over...