Sale Sharks Executive Director of Sport Steve Diamond has revealed that Kris Chesney will not now be joining the club. Steve said, “ I was clearly told by the agent and the player verbally that he agreed to join us and we announced it in a press release two days later. I have now been told that the player had agreed to stay at Toulon. It’s a lack of integrity by the player. I knew the player and thought he could have done a job for us, but it’s not to be.”
Steve continued, “ It’s not an embarrassment to the club, it’s an embarrassment to the player. I know he is embarrassed and I have wished him well with the extra money that Philippe Saint Andre will pay him.”