Gloucester vs Sale Sharks Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Gloucester vs Sale Sharks taking place? Gloucester vs Sale Sharks will take place on Saturday 9th October, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Gloucester vs Sale Sharks taking place? Gloucester vs Sale Sharks will take place at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester
Where can I get tickets for Gloucester vs Sale Sharks? Ticket information for Gloucester vs Sale Sharks can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Gloucester vs Sale Sharks on in the UK? Gloucester vs Sale Sharks will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Gloucester vs Sale Sharks in the UK? Gloucester vs Sale Sharks cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Gloucester: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Jonny May, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Ben Meehan, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Ruan Ackermann, 5 Andrew Davidson, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Harry ElringtonReplacements: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Val Rapava-Ruskin, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Kyle Moyle
Sale Sharks: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Sam James, 12 Luke James, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Kieran Wilkinson, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Cameron Nield, 5 Jean-Pierre du Preez, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Ross Harrison (c)
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Nick Schonert, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Jono Ross, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Tom Roebuck
THE PREDICTION
Gloucester claimed their first win of the new Premiership season with a convincing 23-31 result away at Worcester Warriors last Saturday. The conditions contributed to a fairly sloppy game last week but points on the board will give them a big boost ahead of this tough but potentially winnable fixture at home to Sale, who lost 15-25 at home to Exeter Chiefs last Sunday. Sale went down to 14 men in that match against Exeter in and their previous 31-31 draw away at London Irish means they have yet to convince at home or on the road this campaign. This could be very close indeed but backing hosts Gloucester to build on their strong performance against Leicester and win over Worcester with a +3 head-start could be a shrewd move here.
