Yorkshire's Webber swaps Wasps for Sharks

Sale Sharks have signed England's Yorkshire-born hooker Rob Webber on a two-year deal from Bath, who he will leave at the end of this season.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Feb 2016, 19:50 BST

Updated 1st Feb 2016, 19:54 BST

Sale Sharks have signed England hooker Rob Webber from their Aviva Premiership rivals Bath.(Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

The 29-year-old has won 16 caps and was part of England’s 2015 World Cup squad, although he did not make England’s elite player group announced last month.

“Rob fits perfectly into what we are trying to create at the club,” said Sale rugby director Steve Diamond. “He is a talented all-round player who is great at the set-piece and very mobile in the loose.

“He is at the top of his game and will bring with him a wealth of experience.”

Pocklington-born Webber, who developed through the Leeds Carnegie academy, made more than 100 appearances for Wasps before joining Bath in 2012, added: “I am really looking forward to the new challenge ahead.

“I have spoken to Steve Diamond and the lads I know at the club, and they have all spoken highly about the environment at Sharks.”