Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks taking place? Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks will take place on Saturday 19th February, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks taking place? Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks will take place at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
Where can I get tickets for Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks? Ticket information for Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks on in the UK? Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks in the UK? Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Northampton Saints: 15 Rory Hutchinson, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 George Furbank, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Teimana Harrison, 6 Karl Wilkins, 5 Brandon Nansen, 4 David Ribbans, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Alex Coles, 21 Frank Lomani, 22 James Grayson, 23 Piers Francis
Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Robert du Preez, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Arron Reed, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Jono Ross (c) 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Jean-Pierre du Preez, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Ross Harrison
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 Dom Barrow, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Conor Doherty, 23 Byron McGuigan
THE PREDICTION
Northampton Saints’ form has shown little sign of returning after a 35-10 defeat at leaders Leicester Tigers displayed the gulf between the two sides right now. They are sorely missing the likes of talisman Dan Biggar, who is busy excelling for Wales at the Six Nations, whilst travelling Sale Sharks have recently welcomed back several big names to their ranks. The visitors made it four wins on the spin with a 36-12 dismissal of Worcester Warriors last Saturday and they can continue to make hay whilst the sun shines, albeit in likely poor conditions this Saturday, with a victory here seeing them leapfrog their hosts. Take Sale to win outright cautiously or to cover -2 for a bit more risk.
