The Shark Tank | A Sale Sharks Podcast
Join Alex, James, Jack and Tom for the Northern Powerhouse of rugby podcasting, with a detailed, irreverent and occassionally cynical look at all things Sale Sharks.
Episodes
307 episodes
Episode 294: 2026-27 Season Preview
We're back! It's a full house on the Shark Tank Season Preview as we look at new signings, leavers we may miss, expectations for the season and a word from the boss...
Episode 293 - Georgie Perris-Redding
Join Tom as he welcomes Sale Sharks Women's team captain to the Shark Tank.They discussSale Women's season last yearHow Sale Women's team has evolved over the yearGeorgie's route into rugbyGeorgie's...
Episode 292: 2025-26 Season Review
Join Alex, James and Tom as they take on the enviable task of the 2025-26 Sale Sharks season review, looking back at the highlights and more appropriately lowlights of the year that was - plus give out the coveted Shark Tank Podcast Awards
Episode 291: They Think It's All Over
Join Jack and Tom as they revel in their final time reviewing a Sale Sharks game in the 2025/26 season, with a debrief of the final day victory at home over Bristol
Episode 290: Red Bull Gives You Nightmares
Join Alex and Tom as they drag themselves to the podcast studio once again to debrief a Sale loss this season, this time against bottom of the table Newcastle. It's as cheery as you expect it will be!
Episode 289: Only Half As Bad as The Sarries Game?
Join Alex, Jack and Tom as they debrief another Sale loss against Leicester Tigers this time, continue to try to find the positives, interrogate the negatives and find out why this season is the Sale Sharks equivalent of Brexit
Episode 288: Scrummed Out of It
Join Alex and Tom as they debrief Sale's loss away at Kingsholm on Friday night and look ahead to the penultimate home game of the season against Leicester next week
Episode 287: You'll Win Something With Kids
Join Alex and Jack as they debrief Sale's first league win of 2026 in a rout away at the Stoop against Quins, refilling the cup full of optimism for the future after last it being drained last week
Episode 286: Speechless
Just a big old rant really. Alex and Tom debrief the latest Sale Sharks humiliation at the hands of Saracens, and try to make sense of it all!
Episode 285: It's The Hope That Kills You
Join Jack and Alex as they debrief a very expected battering by Leinster and more importantly, talk Nick Knowles
Episode 284: Dublin Calling
Join James and Tom as they debrief a rare 2026 Sale win over to Quins to advance to the Champions Cup Quarter Finals, including Chandler Cunningham-South's celebrations, plus wider chat on Courtney Lawes signing and Nathan Jibulu's citing, and ...
Episode 283: Finding the Positives...
Join Jack and Tom as they debrief a weekend of Sale losses to Saracens and Bath and try to cheer themselves up as best as they can with talk of new 7's and new defence coaches
Episode 282: Super Saturday & Sandy Park Looms
Join Alex, James and Tom as they cover Sale Sharks Women's fourth win in a row, debrief on a madcap final round of the 6 Nations and look ahead to the return of Prem rugby at Sandy Park
Episode 281: 3 In a Row! (and sticking the knife in to a wounded England)
Join Jack and Tom as they debrief on a weekend of continuing woe for England fans but elation for everyone else, including a superb 3rd win in a row for Sale Sharks Women
Episode 280: We're So Back (in the Headlines)
Join Alex, James and Jack as they finally get to debrief a Sale win over Bristol in the PRC, chat about the Sarries Salary Cap SCANDAL and look ahead to Sale involvement in the final rounds of the Six Nations.
Epsiode 279: General Malaise
Join Alex and Tom as they debrief the near perfect storm of rugby negativity - Sale, England, Wales and most North West Rugby teams losing. Thankfully Sale Sharks Women deliver the goods, so they try and focus on that and new signings to cheer ...
Episode 278: Smashed by Bath
Join Jack and James as they try to get their heads round a Sale hammering in our final home Prem Rugby Cup pool game against Bath, and also debrief more positive news (for the Englishmen amongst us) from the Six Nations action.
Episode 277: Oh Pollocks
Join Alex and Tom for the inquest into the death of Sale's Prem hopes for the 25/26 season. Positivity in short supply, but they try to find the rays of light (after a good old whinge).
Episode 276: Pasted in Toulouse (and not in the good way)
Join Alex and Jack for an admittedly high level review of another year of getting pumped by Toulouse, as well as a look ahead to the return of the Prem, and chat about contract extensions and new signings
Episode 275: The Tuna Tank
Join Alex, James and Tom for a review of the Shark on Shark Derby, a look ahead to an intimidating trip to Toulouse and some transfer chat
Episode 274: New Year, Same Sale
Join James and Jack as the debrief on the Quins and Bristol games over the festive period, showcasing the highs and lows of Sale fandom as ever. Happy New Year to all our listeners, and fingers crossed for a miracle in 2026!
Episode 273: Jolly Old Saints Nicked It
Join James and Alex for a classic of the Shark Tank genre - the wide ranging rant after a loss, debreifing a disappointing hammering at Franklings Gardens against Saints and looking ahead to a massive game against Quins on Boxing Day
Episode 272: Humble Pie
Join Jack and Alex as they debrief a glorious, momentous, perhaps even season changing win in France against Clermont and look ahead to the return of the Premiership with an away trip to Northampton
Episode 271: Another Cheery Shark Tank
Join Jack, James and Alex as they try to pick themselves up off the canvas of an opening round Champions Cup defeat for Sale, and look ahead to next week's clash in France.
Episode 270: Rolling Back The Years (to 2017, apparently)
Join Alex and Tom as they return to the good old days of the Shark Tank with a big old whinge about a disappointing Sale performance. Trying to find some positives, they also talk about a thrilling game for the women's team at Heywood Road, an ...