Who owns sale sharks

Simon Orange, who is the owner of investment company CorpArq, purchased the club from Brian Kennedy last week. The year-old added: "We believe if we're winning then everything else will follow.

At a press conference to announce the deal, Orange and Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond revealed a board will be put in place over the next few weeks, including a new chairman. The acquisition of Sale is the first foray into sport for CorpArq and Orange, who is the brother of ex-Take That member Jason, and he expects success.

They would eventually sell the club to current owners Simon Orange and Ged Mason. To learn more about this rollercoaster, read on. The Greater Manchester region also has a strong tradition for Rugby League, with Wigan Warriors being one of the most successful League teams in the world. Orange has said that he had no interest in rugby growing up. However, his wife Michelle was a different story. As an amateur club, Sale used to play on grounds at Heywood Road.

Michelle Orange grew up half a mile away. Her father was a Sale club supporter, and he would take her to matches. Simon Orange founded investment company CorpAcq in The Cheshire-based company specializes in acquisitions and has a portfolio of over thirty businesses.

Part of their business model is to grow some of the acquisitions to a level where they sell them to large publicly traded companies. Most newspaper articles about Simon Orange refer to him as the brother of Jason. Jason Orange was a member of former British pop group Take That. When the boy band was starting out, Simon acted as financial adviser to their lead singer Gary Barlow. Mason is the CEO of an international recruitment business founded by his father.

When Ged joined the company, he started out by making coffee and running errands. When Gerry retired in , Ged took over the running of the family firm. He also owns racehorses, with Sir Alex Ferguson being a notable co-owner. Brian Kennedy grew up in high-rise council flats in Edinburgh, Scotland. Alex Sanderson appointed Director of Rugby. Read More.

Steve Diamond Departs. Long-standing Director of Rugby leaves Sale Sharks due to personal reasons. Sale Sharks win Premiership Rugby Cup. New Ownership. Move to the Salford City Stadium. Diamond appointed Director of Rugby. Guinness Premiership Champions.

The move to Edgeley Park.