Overview
- Sale confirmed the 29-year-old centre will join from next season after completing the current campaign with Stade Français.
- Director of rugby Alex Sanderson said Marchant chose Sale to compete for honours and to position himself for England selection.
- Sanderson expects Marchant to start at outside centre as a direct replacement for Rob du Preez, highlighting his threat outside George Ford.
- Sale signaled a broader recruitment drive within the £6.4m salary cap, with Sanderson saying the club can afford multiple world‑class players.
- Marchant has 26 England caps and became ineligible when he moved to France after the 2023 World Cup, with some reports describing his Sale deal as three years.