Heywood Road is a

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in Sale,

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, England, which has been the home ground of

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side

Sale F.C. Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the ...

since 1905. It was the home ground of spin-off professional club

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until they moved to

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, in 2003. Sale Sharks' 'A' team, the Sale Jets, still play at Heywood Road. From the 2016 season, it has also been home to

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team Swinton. The move of Swinton to the ground meant that the General Safety Certificate had to be renewed. In September 2016, a report by Trafford Council to the Safety at Sports Grounds Sub-Committee recommended that Heywood Road's capacity be reduced from 5,400 to 3,387 for safety reasons.

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