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RUGBY UNION - Coventry Rugby's David Opoku-Fordjour to join Prem side Sale Sharks

Aaron Sutcliffe 15th Apr, 2026 Updated: 17th Apr, 2026   0

COVENTRY Rugby winger David Opoku-Fordjour will join Prem side Sale Sharks at the end of the 2025/26 season.

Opoku-Fordjour has scored 21 tries in 52 appearances for Coventry since coming through the club’s academy.

The 22-year-old will join his brother and England international Asher at Sale next season.

Opoku-Fordjour said: “I know the levels at a PREM club will be much higher but I’m really looking forward to playing and training with internationals every day.

“There are so many good wingers at the club – guys like Tom Roebuck and Arron Reed – and I just want to be a sponge and learn from them and develop as much as I can.

“Asher and I are really close and playing with him again will be brilliant. When I spoke to him he just said that the environment at Sale is great and I would really enjoy it. He said the club is full of good people so I can’t wait to get started.”




Sale’s director of rugby, Alex Sanderson said: “There’s some real talent and potential in the Champ and we think we’ve found one in David.

“He scores tries for fun but there’s plenty more to his game and we’re looking forward to seeing how he develops in this environment, learning and playing with the international wingers we’ve got.”


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