Sale Sharks vs London Irish Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Sale Sharks vs London Irish taking place? Sale Sharks vs London Irish will take place on Friday 25th February, 2022 at 19:45 (UK)
Where is Sale Sharks vs London Irish taking place? Sale Sharks vs London Irish will take place at AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles
Where can I get tickets for Sale Sharks vs London Irish? Ticket information for Sale Sharks vs London Irish can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Sale Sharks vs London Irish on in the UK? Sale Sharks vs London Irish will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Sale Sharks vs London Irish in the UK? Sale Sharks vs London Irish cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Robert du Preez, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Arron Reed, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Jono Ross (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Simon McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Joe Jones, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Connor Doherty, 23 Byron McGuigan
London Irish: 15 James Stokes, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Terrence Hepetema, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps (c), 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Olly Cracknell, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Chunya Munga, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Jack Cooke, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Hugh O’Sullivan, 22 Benhard van Rensburg, 23 Kyle Rowe
THE PREDICTION
In-form Sale Sharks made it five wins on the spin across all competitions and four in the Premiership with a 21-22 smash and grab at Northampton Saints last Saturday. They have fared much better than most Premiership sides in terms of missing international stars and they should enjoy more of the same at home to London Irish this weekend despite the visitors’ excellent form. The Exiles shocked Saracens again last Saturday, beating the former champions 32-30 at home to make it two wins and a draw out of four meetings this season across all competitions. They will be buzzing all the way to Greater Manchester on Friday night but Sale are unbeaten in seven here across all competitions and backing them to edge through outright seems a reasonably cautious pick.
