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Sheridan targets pre-season return
Scrum.com
July 15, 2010
Sale prop Andrew Sheridan, Sale Sharks v London Irish, Guinness Premiership, Edgeley Park, February 23, 2007
Andrew Sheridan is hoping to make an impact for Sale © Getty Images
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Sale prop Andrew Sheridan is targeting a return to action in the club's pre-season friendlies after almost 10 months on the sidelines with a shoulder injury.

The England loose-head has been out of action since suffering a dislocated shoulder in the Sharks' Heineken Cup win over Cardiff Blues in October 2009.

There had been some hope that he would be able to make an impact during the Six Nations but with that tournament now long gone he is eager to be back in action against Clermont Auvergne and Glasgow in August.

"I've got one more appointment with the surgeon," Sheridan told the Manchester Evening News. "It's just to make sure that he's happy and then I'll be looking forward to playing in the pre-season games.

"I'll have been out for almost 10 months by the time we play our first pre-season game so it has been a long road back. Hopefully everything will be all right - the shoulder is certainly stronger now."

Sheridan regrets the timing of the injury as in his absence the Sharks became embroiled in a relegation battle at the foot of the Premiership table.

"I only managed to play five games before the injury struck and it didn't come at a good time for the club," he said. "In some ways I obviously feel that I owe Sale Sharks a lot, so I'd like to have a good season.

"I'm not trying to pretend and start waving the loyalty flag around because it's a professional game and injuries happen. But at the same time the club has been good and looked after me well and I'd like to put myself about this season to try and help the club."

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