Bristol vs Sale Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bristol vs Sale taking place? Bristol vs Sale will take place on Friday 15th April, 2022 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Bristol vs Sale taking place? Bristol vs Sale will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol
Where can I get tickets for Bristol vs Sale? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Bristol vs Sale on in the UK? Bristol vs Sale will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Bristol vs Sale? BT Sport subscribers can stream Bristol vs Sale live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Alapati Leiua, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 Sam Jeffries, 6 Chris Vui, 5 Joe Joyce (c), 4 Dave Attwood, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Jake Kerr, 1 Jake Woolmore
Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Aaron Reed, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Jono Ross (c), 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Tommy Taylor, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Jack Metcalf
THE PREDICTION
Sale Sharks were 6-3 up at half-time in a tight contest at home to Bristol Bears but a second-half try from Semi Radrada saw the visitors steal the first leg 9-10. The win saw Bristol snap a three-match losing streak across all competitions and they have in fact lost each of their last two Premiership matches at home, to Harlequins and most recently Gloucester, to give plenty of hope to travelling Sale. The visitors are unbeaten in their last two away trips across all competitions but after some excellent form throughout the Six Nations clash they have fallen away a fair amount. This could come as close again, so backing the hosts to qualify for the semi-finals outright looks the sensible move here.
