nBy BEN JAYCOCK

Enforcer: Sale FC prop Dan Birchall carries forward

MOST players never recover from a torn Achilles tendon, but Dan Birchall hasn’t let that end his career, instead continuing to perform for Sale FC despite entering the veteran stage of his career.
Birchall suffered the horrific injury in December 2023, but the prop is proud at how he’s bounced back in the game at the age of 36.
He told The Rugby Paper: “I missed most of last season and a good portion of this one, not coming back until October. At my age, to be able to get back to it after wha...