Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears taking place? Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears will take place on Saturday 4th June, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears taking place? Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears will take place at AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles
Where can I get tickets for Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears? Ticket information for Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears on in the UK? Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears in the UK? Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Sale Sharks: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Arron Reed, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 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 Ross Harrison, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Matt Postlethwaite, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Connor Doherty, 23 Kieran Wilkinson
Bristol Bears: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Jack Bates , 12 Alapati Leiua, 11 Toby Fricker, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Sam Jeffries, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Chris Vui, 4 John Hawkins, 3 John Afoa, 2 Jake Kerr, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Jono Benz-Salomon, 18 George Kloska, 19 Ed Holmes, 20 Nathan Hughes, 21 Andy Uren, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Henry Purdy
THE PREDICTION
Sale Sharks stunned Wasps 7-16 on the road last time out to keep their slim hopes of making the play-offs alive, although they need several results to fall their way elsewhere.. They will feel confident of at least securing their Champions Cup place with a win here against travelling Bristol Bears, whom they beat over two legs in the Champions Cup back in April. The visitors have struggled this season but a 40-33 victory over West Country rivals Exeter last time out will have been a small consolation. Bristol actually won this fixture 9-10 in April before Sale found vengeance a week later and so backing Sale to edge this outright is not as cautious as first appears.
