Celebrating former students who have carried their talent, character and ambition into elite sport, coaching and broadcasting.
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The alumni wall
Where sport can lead.
From international competition and professional clubs to high-performance coaching, broadcasting and psychology, these journeys show there is more than one way to succeed.
Rugby Union
Luke James
Sale Sharks back and former England U20 international.
Career highlights
Graduated through the Sale Sharks Academy and joined the senior ranks in 2017.
Earned five England U20 caps, including at the 2019 World Championship.
Committed his future to Sale with a contract extending to 2029.
Rugby Union
Sam James
Homegrown Sale Sharks great and Top 14 player.
Career highlights
Made 236 appearances and scored 194 points across more than a decade at Sale.
Named in the Premiership Dream Team after playing every minute of the 2018–19 league season.
Joined French club Racing 92 in 2024 and represented the England Saxons.
Netball
Iona Darroch
Elite netballer and England pathway athlete.
Career highlights
Progressed from Wilmslow Lightning to Severn Stars and Wasps Netball.
Won bronze with England U21 at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.
Joined the senior Vitality Roses programme and toured Oceania in 2019.
Rugby & Coaching
Tom Cruse
Former Premiership hooker turned professional coach.
Career highlights
Made 114 appearances for Wasps and was Players’ Player of the Season in 2017–18.
Later played for Edinburgh Rugby and Northampton Saints.
Moved into coaching with Bedford Blues and then Worcester Warriors.
Athletics
Seren Bundy-Davies
Olympian and European champion over 400 metres.
Career highlights
Won individual bronze at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
Claimed World relay bronze in Beijing and European relay gold in 2016.
Represented Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Football
Max Dickov
Professional attacking midfielder and forward.
Career highlights
Developed within the Manchester City and Oldham Athletic academies.
Won the 2022–23 Premier League Cup with Brentford B.
Played in League One with Mansfield Town before joining Eastleigh.
Football
Millie Turner
WSL centre-back, club captain and England international.
Career highlights
Made 189 appearances across eight years with Manchester United.
Won the 2024 Women’s FA Cup and earned her senior England debut that year.
Joined Birmingham City in 2026 and was appointed club captain.
Rugby Union
Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas
Blackheath centre and former England Sevens player.
Career highlights
Part of the WHS U15 side that won the Daily Mail Cup at Twickenham in 2010.
Developed with Sale Sharks and Wasps and represented England Sevens.
Played for Bedford Blues and Sale FC before joining Blackheath.
Rugby & Coaching
Tom Hudson
Head coach of Sale Sharks Women and former professional player.
Career highlights
Revived an injury-hit playing career to make almost 40 Gloucester appearances.
Moved into elite women’s coaching with Cheltenham and Leicester Tigers.
Took charge of Sale Sharks Women ahead of the 2025–26 campaign.
Football & Psychology
Jonny Gorman
Former international footballer and trainee clinical psychologist.
Career highlights
Developed at Manchester United and Wolves and won nine Northern Ireland caps.
Made his senior international debut before his professional club debut.
Moved into mental healthcare and clinical psychology after football.
Athletics
Thea Brown
Great Britain multi-event athlete and international medallist.
Career highlights
Won the 2026 British indoor pentathlon title.
Finished fourth overall at the 2026 World U20 Championships.
Won European U20 long-jump silver and Commonwealth Youth Games medals.
Football
Melle Meulensteen
Eredivisie defensive midfielder and centre-back.
Career highlights
Developed with Manchester United and Preston North End.
Made more than 110 league appearances for RKC Waalwijk.
Played for Vitesse and Sampdoria before joining Go Ahead Eagles.
Football
Jake Turner
Professional goalkeeper and former England youth international.
Career highlights
Developed at Bolton Wanderers and represented England at U18 and U19 level.
Joined Newcastle United before spells with Morecambe, Colchester and Gillingham.
Signed for Newport County in August 2026.
Sports Broadcasting
Pien Meulensteen
Award-winning football presenter and commentator.
Career highlights
Became the first woman to provide live Premier League match commentary for Sky Sports.
Won “One to Watch – On Air” at the 2023 British Sports Journalism Awards.
Has worked across the Premier League, EFL, WSL and major international tournaments.
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