Ambitious Sale sign third England player this month as Beckett joins

Beckett's older brother Charlie joined Sale as defence coach last season.

"It'll be really cool to work with Charlie. He's a great coach with some brilliant ideas," she said.

"We're really aligned on the way we see the game and it would be amazing to win a championship with him."

Sale have enjoyed a breakthrough season this year.

After finishing bottom of Premiership Women's Rugby in 2024-25, with one win from 16 games, they are in contention for the final play-off spot in this campaign with two rounds of fixtures to go.

Beckett, Stratford and Heard are the ambitious side's latest big-name England recruits, with fly-half Hollie Aitchison and hooker Amy Cokayne signing last summer, along with Scotland wing Rhona Lloyd.