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Charnley leaves Union and returns to League
By Nicholas McGee
Josh Charnley has left Sale Sharks to move back to rugby league and join Warrington Wolves.
The winger has signed for the Super League club until November 2020, having left Wigan Warriors following their Grand Final success to switch codes in 2016.
Charnley made 32 appearances for Sale, scoring four tries, but the Sharks have allowed him to transfer back to league following his failure to secure regular game time.
"I like this club. It's a good club to be at, there's a good culture here and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in with the lads and pushing for that top-four spot," Charnley told Warrington's official website.
"There wasn't much persuasion needed. I know a few boys here who speak highly of this club so it wasn't a tough decision to put pen to paper.
"I've always liked playing at this stadium, it's one of my favourites. Hopefully I'll fit straight in with the boys. I've been out of the game 17 months.
"I'll be looking to bring some enthusiasm to the boys and bring a bit of pace to the team. I'll try and be a bit physical and try and give the lads a lift."
Charnley made the cross-code switch from League to Union and joined the Sharks in late 2016 after a hugely successful six year spell with Wigan Warriors for whom he played more than 170 times, winning two Super League titles and two Challenge Cup medals.
He went on to make 32 appearances for the Sharks and impressed everyone with his professionalism and commitment during his time with the club.
Commenting on the news, Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond said: “Josh has been a pleasure to work with and he has been a great servant for Sale.
“However, we have a highly competitive squad here at Sale and Josh’s desire was to play every week and we couldn’t guarantee him that.
“Given how important his desire to play every week was to Josh and to the club we thought that this opportunity was right for both parties.
“Everyone here at Sale wishes Josh well on his move to Warrington.”
Warrington are fifth in Super League with three wins from seven games.
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There's a strong argument that he's working both the eyes. It's his left hand he uses which is furthest from the ball he's contesting. His fingers are also clenched which I don't think is a natural way to try and rip a ball.
Go to comments"I see those teams, SA in particular, as only improving their performances in EPCR."
well, its gone the opposite direction so far!
"I don't like your model that requires them to reach Semi Final level in the Challenge trophy, given the bottleneck that will be URC with 16 teams playing for only 4 places."
my model would have given SA 3 spots in a 16 team CC this year, which is the same number as they have in the 24 team version that is actually taking place. But yes, if they keep getting worse it would get harder for them to get places. It would also get harder for you to argue that they deserve places though!
"I suggest by giving say Englands two semi finalist first seeds of the english teams, then the next best 4 on the league table as much better (it catches improving teams faster)."
interesting argument, but it doesn't always go that way. Gloucester are improving, but they improved in cup competitions before league fixtures started going their way. The same is true of Sharks, and the same was true of la Rochelle. I think maybe this is just an argument for allowing more teams to qualify via the challenge cup!
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