Sam Tuitupou, Eifion Lewis-Roberts agree new Sale Sharks deals

Sale Sharks duo Sam Tuitupou and Eifion Lewis-Roberts have committed their short-term futures to the club by agreeing two-year contract extensions.

Tuitupou joined the Aviva Premiership outfit from Munster in 2011, while prop Lewis-Roberts, a one-time capped Wales international, returned to the AJ Bell Stadium in 2012 following a one-year spell at Toulon.

Speaking to BBC Sport about the former New Zealand centre's new deal, Sale boss Steve Diamond said: "He's part of the culture, he's a hard-working and destructive loose-head and I'm thoroughly glad he's agreed. The team is built around people like him, Eifion, Dan Braid - that hard-nosed set of lads who are at the club."

Josh Beaumont, Mike Haley and Tommy Taylor all agreed new terms earlier this week, while it is also claimed that Sale are in talks with England fly-half Danny Cipriani, who is due to be out of contract at the end of the season.