Overview
- Dlamini will join from Griquas ahead of next season on a contract through 2028, strengthening Sale's tighthead options.
- He captained Griquas during their victorious 2025 Currie Cup campaign and has 34 Currie Cup appearances for the Kimberley side.
- This season he debuted in the URC on loan at the Hollywoodbets Sharks, featured in the Champions Cup against Toulouse, then made seven appearances for Dragons including two in the Challenge Cup.
- Director of rugby Alex Sanderson hailed him as a powerful scrummager and "a really rare find" with strong close-quarters work and leadership qualities.
- Sale's front-row rebuild also includes incoming Welsh internationals Nicky Smith and Tomas Francis, with Dlamini saying he is eager to test himself against the club's international props.