RUGBY HIGHLIGHTS:Josh Charnley: Sale boss Steve Diamond says new signing could play for England
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RUGBY HIGHLIGHTS:Josh Charnley: Sale boss Steve Diamond says new signing could play for England
Josh Charnley: Sale boss Steve Diamond says new signing could play for England
Josh Charnley has scored seven tries in seven Super League appearances for Wigan Warriors this season
Cross-code signing Josh Charnley can play rugby union for England, says Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Charnley, who will join Sale from Wigan at the end of the current Super League season, has made seven appearances for England's rugby league side.
"His ambition is to play at the highest level and his first obstacle is to get picked here," he told BBC Sport.
"If he does that and consistently plays well, then I'm sure the new England set-up will look at players like him."
Diamond continued: "We're getting an established international finisher. His strike rate is one try a game over 150 games, which is unbelievable.
"He'll fit in well. If he doesn't make it after a year or two, then he could always go back and be a top-class rugby league player."
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Josh Charnley: Sale boss Steve Diamond says new signing could play for England
Josh Charnley has scored seven tries in seven Super League appearances for Wigan Warriors this season
Cross-code signing Josh Charnley can play rugby union for England, says Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Charnley, who will join Sale from Wigan at the end of the current Super League season, has made seven appearances for England's rugby league side.
"His ambition is to play at the highest level and his first obstacle is to get picked here," he told BBC Sport.
"If he does that and consistently plays well, then I'm sure the new England set-up will look at players like him."
Diamond continued: "We're getting an established international finisher. His strike rate is one try a game over 150 games, which is unbelievable.
"He'll fit in well. If he doesn't make it after a year or two, then he could always go back and be a top-class rugby league player."
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