Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors taking place? Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors will take place on Saturday 12th February, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors taking place? Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors will take place at AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles
Where can I get tickets for Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors? Ticket information for Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors on in the UK? Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors in the UK? Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Aaron Reed, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jono Ross (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Ross Harrison
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Byron McGuigan
Worcester Warriors: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Perry Humphreys, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 Tom Howe, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Gareth Simpson, 8 Tom Dodd, 7 Sam Lewis, 6 Ted Hill (c), 5 Graham Kitchener, 4 Matt Garvey, 3 Christian Judge, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Murray McCallum
Replacements: 16 Isaac Miller, 17 Kai Owen, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 Joe Batley, 20 Kyle Hatherell, 21 Will Chudley, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Seb Atkinson
THE PREDICTION
Sale Sharks look capable of sneaking into the play-off places over the course of the Six Nations if their 14-36 performance at reigning Premiership champions Harlequins last Sunday is anything to go by. Bringing on the returning Manu Tuilagi and Faf de Klerk for 30 minutes last weekend is a huge boost at a time where other teams are significantly weakened. They have now won each of their last three matches across all competitions after stunning leaders Leicester Tigers 35-26 two weeks ago and they have a winnable fixture here at home to struggling Worcester Warriors. The visitors were thumped 36-16 at Leicester last Saturday to make it four league defeats in a row and 10 overall this season as they continue to hold Bath off at arm’s length at the foot of the table. This could be quite the hammering away at Sale with the hosts well capable of covering around -20 in victory.
