Ed. With Sale disclosing all player re-signings as 'deals' rather than extensions, it is important to note that a 'three-year-deal' is not the same as a three year contract extension. Therefore please find the individual contract completion dates in parenthesis.
Re-Signed
Will Addison - Two-Year Extension (2018-19) Josh Beaumont - Three-Year-Deal (2018-2019) Ben Curry - Five-Year-Extension (2021-22) Tom Curry - Five-Year-Extension (2021-22) Bryn Evans - Three-Year-Deal (2018-19) Mike Haley - Three-Year-Deal (2018-19) Ross Harrison - Three-Year-Extension (2019-20; Contract Begins 2017-18) TJ Ioane - Three-Year-Deal (2018-19) Sam James - Four-Year-Deal (2019-20) Mark Jennings - Two-Year-Extension (2018-19) Cameron Neild - Four-Year-Deal (2019-20) George Nott - Five-Year-Extension (2021-22) Paolo Odogwu - Three-Year-Extension (2019-20) Andrei Ostrikov - Two-Year-Extension (2018-19)
Incoming
Will Cliff - Bristol Rugby; Two-Year Contract (2018-19) Faf de Klerk - Golden Lions; Three-Year-Contract (2019-20) Marc Jones - Bristol Rugby; Two-Year Contract (2018-19) WillGriff John - Doncaster Knights; Undisclosed James O'Connor - Toulon; Three-Year-Contract (2019-20) Jono Ross - Stade Français; Three-Year Contract (2019-20) Denny Solomona* - Castleford Tigers; Three-Year Contract (2018-19) Josh Strauss - Glasgow Warriors; Three-Year Contract (2019-20) Alexandru Tarus - Béziers; Two-Year Contract (2018-19)
* Joined mid-season
Departing
Tom Arscott - Contract Terminated (for allegedly revealing team tactics to Bristol Rugby) Sam Bedlow - Bristol Rugby; Undisclosed Andrew Hughes - Released Charlie Ingall - Released Tim Jeffers - Released Magnus Lund - Released Jonathan Mills - Released Tom Morton - Released Dan Mugford - Released Brian Mujati - Ospreys (With Immediate Effect) Lou Reed - Contract Terminated by Mutual Consent Matt Rogerson - Jersey Reds; Undisclosed Peter Stringer - Released Sam Tuitupou - Coventry Rugby; Two-Year-Contract
Out-Of-Contract
Retiring
NeilBriggs - Hooker, 31 (Taking up a coaching role with the Sharks Academy) Eifon Lewis-Roberts - Prop, 35 Mike Phillips - Scrum-Half, 34