Overview
- Sale announced the homegrown No. 9 will depart at the end of this season after more than a decade at the club from academy to senior team.
- Raffi Quirke called the choice the hardest decision of his life and said he seeks a new challenge for his rugby and personal development.
- Director of rugby Alex Sanderson said the club respects his decision and that he will leave with their blessing and thanks.
- The Daily Telegraph, via Yahoo Sports, reports he has agreed a two-year deal with Newcastle Red Bulls as part of a wider recruitment drive, where he would compete with Argentina international Simon Benitez Cruz for the No. 9 shirt.
- An academy graduate, he debuted for Sale in 2021, earned two England caps that year, has been hampered by injuries since, and has played five times this season while retaining recent England squad involvement.