Gloucs Unchanged

The squad which failed so miserably to make an impact at Saints last week is being given the chance to put things right on home territory ..

There may well have been a temptation to rush Matt Kvesic or  Nick Wood back into action.

Both have resumed training, but with Sharks missing a few big names through injury tthemselves there is a clear opportunity for this 23 to show what they can do and to kick start the season.

The battle between Hood and Cipriani at fly half looks to be the most interesting clash of the day - specially as Austin Healey has typically tried to stick his head above the parapet by claiming our man has never been a No. 10 and should return to full back.  That should galvanise James even more .. ..

Gloucs: Rob Cook, Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Billy Twelvetrees (captain), Jonny May, James Hook, Greig Laidlaw, Dan Murphy, Richard Hibbard, John Afoa, Tom Savage, James Hudson, Sione Kalamafoni, Jacob Rowan, Ben Morgan.

Bench: Darren Dawidiuk, Yann Thomas, Sila Puafisi, Tom Palmer, Ross Moriarty, Dan Robson, Mark Atkinson, Steve McColl

Sale: Luke Mclean, Tom Brady, Will Addison, Mark Jennings, Tom Arscott, Danny Cipriani,  Chris Cusiter,  Ross Harrison,  Marc Jones,  Vadim Cobilas, Nathan Hines,  Jonathan Mills,  Michael Paterson,  David Seymour (captain),  Mark Easter

Bench:  Shalva Mamukashvili,  Alberto de Marchi, Eifion Lewis Roberts, Andrei Ostrikov,  Magnus Lund, Will Cliff, Joe Ford,  Andy Forsyth

  Referee: Greg Garner