Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks taking place? Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks will take place on Saturday 30th October, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks taking place? Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks will take place at Sixways Stadium in Worcester
Where can I get tickets for Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks? Ticket information for Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks on in the UK? Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks in the UK? Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Worcester Warriors: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Will Chudley, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Ted Hill (c), 6 Kyle Hatherell, 5 Graham Kitchener, 4 Matt Garvey, 3 Christian Judge, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 Andrew Kitchener, 20 Sam Lewis, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Billy Searle, 23 Ashley Beck
Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Sam James, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Cobus Wiese, 5 Lood de Jager (c), 4 JP du Preez, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Tommy Taylor, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Nick Schonert, 19 Jono Ross, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 AJ MacGinty, 23 Arron Reed
THE PREDICTION
A lack of relegation from this season’s Premiership makes Worcester Warriors’ 66-10 hammering at Northampton Saints less of a concern but equally more of an embarassment. They have lost each of their last three matches by a margin of at least -37 and that makes taking visiting Sale Sharks to cover an astronomical amount look a tempting option here. Sale are a tough team to pin down now with a 19-11 loss at league leaders Leicester Tigers last Saturday coming just a week after they became the first, and only side so far, to beat the reigning champions Harlequins. The visitors will sorely miss their star man Faf de Klerk for some time yet but taking them to cover -15 looks an achievable target against their woeful hosts.