Sale Sharks programme - 2021

CONOR KENNY
Prop, 25
Irish prop Conor joined Newcastle
Falcons from Connacht, having
made 11 appearances for the
province. The former Ireland
Under-18s, 19s and 20s
international is a native of the
Buccaneers club in Athlone, and
plays on the tight-head side.
GEORGE MERRICK
Lock, 28
George joins the Falcons
from Worcester Warriors. The
Carshalton-born player is a
former England Under-20s
player who won the age-group
Six Nations title in 2012, going
on to make his senior debut for
Harlequins the following year.
Merrick made 100 appearances
for Quins before being signed by
French giants Clermont in 2020
– playing 11 times in his season
with Les Jaunards before moving
to Worcester for the 2020-21
campaign.
OLLIE LINDSAY-HAGUE
Wing/full-back, 30
Ollie is a two-time Olympian who
joined on an initial four-month
deal in August. Having played 61
games for Harlequins, scoring ten
tries for the London club, in 2016
he concentrated full-time on his
international sevens career.
Helping Team GB to an Olympic
silver medal in Rio 2016, Lindsay-
Hague featured again in the Tokyo
games during 2021, his Team GB
side missing out in the bronze medal
match against Argentina. A Sevens
Rugby World Cup finalist who has
also represented England in the
Commonwealth Games, Lindsay-
Hague can play across the back
three in 15s, where he is renowned
for his pace and footwork.
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RICHARD PALFRAMAN
Prop, 27
Richard Palframan joined
Newcastle Falcons in the summer
of 2021. The South-African-born
tight-head was educated in Cape
Town and played for Natal Sharks
Under-19s before moving to
England in 2012 to join London
Irish, for whom he made 28
senior appearances. Spending a
single season at London Scottish
before joining Worcester in 2018,
his two seasons at Sixways saw
him making 43 appearances for
the Warriors before making the
decision to join Newcastle.
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