England prop Andrew Sheridan is aiming to make his long-awaited return to action in Sale's pre-season friendlies.
England prop looking forward to making his return
England prop Andrew Sheridan is aiming to make his long-awaited return to action in Sale's pre-season friendlies.
The 30-year-old has been sidelined since dislocating his left shoulder against Cardif Blues in October - with Sheridan requiring reconstructive surgery.
Initially expected to return in February, Sheridan has endured a long battle back to full fitness.
However Sheridan is now expecting to receive the green light to return to action in the coming weeks.
"I've got one more appointment with the surgeon," Sheridan told the
Manchester Evening News.
"It's just to make sure that he's happy and then I'll be looking forward to playing in the pre-season games.
"I'll have been out for almost 10 months by the time we play our first pre-season game so it has been a long road back.
Loyalty
"Hopefully everything will be all right - the shoulder is certainly stronger now."
Having only managed five games last season before being sidelined for 10 months, Sheridan is determined to pay back the Sharks for standing by him.
"I only managed to play five games before the injury struck and it didn't come at a good time for the club," he said.
"In some ways I obviously feel that I owe Sale Sharks a lot, so I'd like to have a good season.
"I'm not trying to pretend and start waving the loyalty flag around because it's a professional game and injuries happen.
"But at the same time the club has been good and looked after me well and I'd like to put myself about this season to try and help the club."
