Bristol Bears travel north to take on Sale Sharks on Saturday in Round 26 of the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership.
Bristol's last five matches in Gallagher Premiership Rugby have all been won by the home side on the day and the Bears have lost their last seven away games in Premiership Rugby since beating London Irish 45-33 at Brentford Community Stadium in Round Seven.
However Bristol beat Sale 32-15 at Ashton Gate on January 7 and the Bears have already won at AJ Bell Stadium this season, beating their hosts 10-9 in the European Champions Cup Round of 16 first leg in early April. Their only other victory at the stadium was on their first ever visit, 24-23 in Premiership Rugby on New Year’s Day 2017.
Here are all the ways you can follow the action.
What time is kick-off?
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears kicks-off at 3pm on Saturday, June 4.
Is the game on TV?
Yes.
Thanks to the latest innovation by Premiership Rugby every game is now available to watch online on PRTV.
This weekend's match has not been selected to be broadcast on BT Sport, but the game will be broadcast live on the Premiership Rugby app.
A match pass will cost £4.99, and a full round pass will cost £6.99.
Highlights will also be available live on PRTV as well as BT Sport and ITV.
To buy matches on PRTV Live click here (link to premiershiprugby.com/prtvlive ) and to subscribe to BT Sport click here.
How else can I follow the game?
If you can’t watch the game live at The Rec you can follow live play-by-play updates, reaction, analysis and interviews on our live blog on Bristol Live
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary from the game.
What's 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; 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Akker van der Merwe, 3. Nick Schonert, 4. Cobus Wiese, 5. Lood de Jager, 6. Jean-Luc du Preez, 7. Tom Curry, 8. Daniel du Preez.
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; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Jake Kerr, 3. John Afoa, 4. John Hawkins, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Sam Jeffries.
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.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Adam Leal (16th Premiership game).
Assistant Referees: Nick Wood and Wayne Falla.
TMO: Hamish Smales.
Citing Officer: Brian Campsall.
What are the odds?
Sale Sharks
Draw 20/1
Bristol Bears
Odds taken from SkyBet, correct at the time of publication. Please gamble responsibly.
