Sale Sharks have joined forces with the homeless charity, Centrepoint to help raise money over the Christmas period for the valuable work Centrepoint does in helping homeless young people in Manchester.

The campaign was initiated by Sale Sharks and England player, Marland Yarde after a chance encounter with a homeless young man at a cashpoint in Manchester city centre. After buying the young man some food from the shop next to the cashpoint, the young man explained to Marland why he had found himself homeless and how Centrepoint as a charity were supporting him.

Marland decided that he wanted to find out more about Centrepoint and the plight of homelessness in Manchester and so contacted the charity to see how both he and Sale Sharks could help.

Marland initially arranged for Sharks teammates and club staff to donate coats, clothing and toiletries to Centrepoint which he personally delivered along with teammate, Tumy Onasanya, womens team stars Georgie Perris-Redding and Vicky Irwin, and the clubs co-owner Michelle Orange.

The delivery signaled the start of the clubs Christmas campaign with Centrepoint which is aimed at supporting a city-wide drive to combat homelessness amongst young people by asking players and fans alike to donate to the charity.