Past Players

Thanks to the following for providing some detail to the pictures, Martin Boyle, Bernard Smith, Edward Smethurst and Chris Genders.

Picture below taken sometime between 1960-1965

Back Row - far left next to Ref. Jim Roberts ( England Wing and later Club Sec). Richard Trickey 5th from right, John Gardiner 4th from right. Jim Birtles standing at right.
Centre Row: far right Freddie Griffiths, on his right W (Bill) Patterson (England & Lions), Club Captain in '60's.

1965/1966 Team Photo below. Courtesy of John Allman

The line-up is Bob Porrisse, Richard Trickey, Alan Newall, John Gardiner, Peter Stagg, Eric Miller, John Davis, John Little, Referee, Jim Birtles ,
Front row, Bernard Gray, Jack Macfarlane, Alan McInnes, Ken Nelson, Freddie Griffiths (Captain), John Allman, Roy Maddick, Alan Thew, Graham Bates.
Alan McInnes turned pro in 1967 when he went to Salford. Peter Stagg represented Scotland on many occasions.

Top Row L-R Mel Smaje, Roger Creed, Trevor "Cherub" Simon, Eric Bassett, Richard Trickey, Richard Kaskow, John "Gus" Gardiner, Andy Lawson (Father used to be a big committee man at Sale), Peter Laws, Derek Ward, John Drake, Bernie Beankin(?), John Hoghton, Don Wright.
2nd Row L-R Wayne Isherwood, Chris Toone, Steve Smith, Tom Barker, John Lansbury, Dave "Mungo" Jarvis, Steve Rule, Garth Ormond, Bob Porisse.

Left to right back row, Rick Marsden, Andy Lawson, Bob Stevenson, Richard Locke, Mike Thomas, Doug Hicks, Nick Spavin, Steve Miles, Dave Levings, Andy Simpson
Front Row, Tony Bond, Phil Stansfeild, Barry Oldham, Steve Smith, Chris Coventry, Trevor Simon, Tony Wright, Sid Lowden, Andy Philips

Mr Desmond Pastore, awarded an MBE for services to rugby from Queen Elizabeth II.

A nonagenarian rugby player from Manchester has collected an MBE from the Queen.
The Queen told Desmond Pastore: "You are remarkable."
The 92-year-old, of Northenden, celebrated his last birthday by scoring a try in a game at Eccles RUFC.
"The Queen said `Are you still playing rugby?'. I said I was. She said `I don't believe it'. I told her I played on my birthday in September and she said `You are remarkable'. We did laugh about it."
Mr Pastore, who was wearing his Sale XV rugby club tie, pledged to still be playing in two years' time at the international Golden Oldies event in Edinburgh in 2008.
Mr Pastore's 75-year career included a spell as captain of the England services side after the Second World War, before he returned to the North West to re-join Sale. Congratulations Des, a remarkable achievement.