Luke Cowan-Dickie is ready to make up for lacking out on this 12 months’s World Cup by extending his England profession, because of a deal to affix Premiership finalists Sale forward of subsequent season.

Final week, the 30-year-old hooker was launched from the Pink Rose squad by Steve Borthwick, resulting from his persistent neck and shoulder issues. 

Nevertheless, the nationwide coach talked about his satisfaction about Cowan-Dickie remaining out there for choice when he stated: ‘One factor I am assured of is that he’ll be a giant a part of English rugby going ahead.’

It is understood that the Cornish stalwart of Exeter’s golden period has finalised phrases to affix Sale – as forecast by Mail Sport final month – which is able to quickly be confirmed after he underwent rigorous medical checks.

As soon as the deal is concluded and formally introduced, it is going to mark a lifeline for Cowan-Dickie, after a turbulent interval in his profession.

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Luke Cowan-Dickie is retaining his England eligibility as he closes in on a transfer to affix Sale

Borthwick is assured the hooker can regain peak health and play a future function for England

The hooker was resulting from be a part of Montpellier after the World Cup, however hasn’t performed since an ankle harm in January and the French membership cancelled his contract when it grew to become clear he was struggling for full health after neck surgical procedure.  

Had he joined the cross-Channel exodus, in accordance with RFU coverage on abroad gamers, he would not have been eligible for Check choice.

As an alternative, by transferring north quite than south, Cowan-Dickie will maintain himself on Borthwick’s radar for subsequent 12 months’s Six Nations and past. And if his restoration is fast sufficient to imply he can practice totally at Sale sooner quite than later, he could but discover himself in demand if England endure a pre-World Cup harm to any of the hookers of their squad: Jamie George, Jamie Blamire, Theo Dan and Jack Walker.

Cowan-Dickie is ready to comply with winger Tom O’Flaherty and England lock Jonny Hill in swapping Sandy Park for the AJ Bell Stadium. Sale have been left with a hooker emptiness by Ewan Ashman’s resolution to affix Edinburgh, whereas well-liked South African Akker van der Merwe is heading for the Bulls in Pretoria.

In response, Sale boss Alex Sanderson is including expertise, clout and Check pedigree with the upcoming signings of Cowan-Dickie and Argentina’s Agustin Creevy.

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