WILL ADDISON SAID the time was right to rejoin Sale Sharks after almost six years with Ulster.
The 31-year-old has signed a deal with his former club for next season with the option of a further year.
Addison captained Sale and played more than 100 games after progressing through the academy before leaving for Ulster to represent Ireland.
๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ..@WillAddisonB3 is heading back to the North for the upcoming 2024-25 season!
— Sale Sharks ๐ฆ (@SaleSharksRugby) May 28, 2024
Not a bad Add-(is)-on if you ask usโฆ
Hear from Will and Al below๐#SharksAreCircling๐ฆ
Addison said: โIt was really tough to leave Sale but I did it for the right reasons and I have loved my time in UIster. I played international rugby for Ireland and that was a huge dream of mine.
โBut Iโve remained a big Sale supporter and Iโve loved watching the club going from strength to strength in the last couple of years. Before I left, Simon Orange told me the club was going places and he was right.
โMy best friends are still at Sale โ Tommy Taylor was my best man and Josh Beaumont was an usher, and I came through the academy with guys like Ross Harrison, Si McIntyre and Sam James. Iโve also got a young baby and now is the right time for us as a family to move back.
โBut I wouldnโt move if I didnโt feel like we had a chance of winning something. There are so many brilliant young players here and I canโt wait to play with them and try and help them develop as much as I can.โ
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