“We’ll bicker about this for hours”, said Sam James, just three days before he is set to play against younger brother Luke for the first time ever.
“We’ll list off the sports that we’ve done, ping pong, basketball, golf, anything that we’re better than each other at. It could go on forever that conversation!”
Sale Sharks’ second round Investec Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 tonight is special for a number of reasons for Sam James.
Having graduated from ballboy at the club’s former home at Edgeley Park to debut against Northampton Saints aged 19, Sam went on to play 244 times for the Sharks, amassing 199 points over 12 years.
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