• Diamond puts row behind him and focuses on facing Saracens
Steve Diamond has launched a vehement defence of his managerial style at Sale as he pointed to a number of high-profile players to commit themselves to a club he claims has the “lowest injury count in the Premiership”.
Sale’s uncompromising director of rugby has come under scrutiny after he confronted a journalist following Saturday’s victory at Gloucester and invited him to “go outside” after taking issue over an article written three months before in which the reporter, Sam Peters, had been critical of him. Peters, who was reporting on Saturday’s match for the Sunday Times, has said he will not take the matter further and, with the Rugby Football Union insistent they can act only on a direct complaint, Diamond declared the matter now closed, adding: “We move on.”
Written by Ross Heppenstall
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/01/sale-sharks-steve-diamond-saracens-rugby-union under the title “Sale’s Steve Diamond ‘moves on’ and underlines his record with players”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
