stay in the top flight. Koyamaibole left the club at the end of the season and was offered a contract with English club Sale Sharks Sale Sharks In May 2009 it was announced that Koyamaibole had signed a two-year contract for Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks. Kingsley Jones, Sale's director of rugby, described Koyamaibole as "a gifted athlete who is very mobile around the field" with "excellent discipline". He was one of several players signed by Sale in the off-season after the departure of Philippe Saint-André as director of rugby and several players. Jones requested that Koyamaibole try to lose nearly 3 stone to slim down to the weight of 18.5 stone, as he was at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Koyamaibole commented that Sale was different to the clubs he had previously been a part of, with a focus on professionalism and fitness. It was possible that commitments to Sale would conflict with international duties, but he has stated that "if I can be released by the club then I'll be more than happy to play for Fiji". Koyamaibole made his debut for Sale on 4 September 2009, dominating the scrum with fellow Sale-debutant Jack Forster. The match, which was the opening game of the 2009–10 Guinness Premiership, was won by Sale who defeated the Leicester Tigers, the defending champions, 15–12. Koyamaibole had a good start to his Sale career, his strong carrying a joy to behold. Koyamaibole was given a two-week ban starting on 26 January 2011, for kicking Saracens' Richard Wigglesworth during Sale's 28–22 victory over the club. References External links Sale Sharks profile Fiji profile Scrum profile 1980 births Living people Lyon OU players Fijian rugby union players Rugby union number eights RC Toulonnais players Sale Sharks players Fiji international rugby union players Pacific Islanders rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England Union Bordeaux Bègles players Sportspeople from Suva I-Taukei Fijian people