SALE (A) - Sunday 30th January 2022 - 3-00pm

[MCC1964]

I’m a bit out of touch - no Nemzy, Moroni?

[voice of the crumbie]

CMK has improved tbf ,he's overtaken Dickson now anyway

Hardly the most difficult of challenges

[longlivethecrumbie]

I’m a bit out of touch - no Nemzy, Moroni?

Nadolo has been injured for a few weeks and I think has only just started back training again

[JayC2]

XV as predicted and good to see Hanro back.

[Big Dai]

Enya......always a difficult game. LBP I reckon.

[Scott1]

Nice squad, solid bench! Like it!

[Tigers86asw]

Worried for MVS. Not seen anything of him for a month abs we’ve brought in another seven. Hope it’s not too serious for him.

[OakhamTiger32]

SALE SHARKS XV: 15 Luke James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Robert du Preez, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Byron McGuigan, 10 Aj Macginty, 9 Will Cliff; 1 Ross Harrison, 2 Ewan Ashman, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Jono Ross (c), 7 Ben Curry, 8 Daniel du Preez

REPLACEMENTS: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Sam James, 23 Arron Reed

[OakhamTiger32]

Sale missing Schonert to injury (and Faf obviously) and Rodd, Curry, Quirke to England. No Yarde in the backs or Hammersly and Van der Merwe is also missing.

[TigerFeetSteve]

I’m a bit out of touch - no Nemzy, Moroni?

Moroni I think is generally rotated with Kelly and Scott as to who starts.

I think Socino got the nod on the bench over him as he covers Fly half too. Both Hegarty and Burns play 10 but they're also our only two 15's, so I guess if one of Burns or Hegarty gets injured the plan would be for the other to go to Fullback and Socino to fly half?

[Tiglon]

Not unwinnable with those XVs, but Sale are favourites IMO.

Burns will be key, his game management will need to be at it's best to keep us in the right areas. Big day for the forwards as well, great to see Hanro back in the team.

I would take our bench over theirs, so if we can keep it close going into the final 20...

[Noggs]

I like the look of the team and share the pleasure of Hanro's return. It is pleasing too that we can put out a side of this strength with 6 player away on international duty. I predict a win but not a 5 pointer

[DeadlyDunc]

Strong Team but i'd say Sale's XV is probably equally as strong if not slightly stronger.

The quality in our bench comapred to theirs could be telling so I'll go back to what i've come to conclude this season, if we are within 5 points of Sale with 20 to go, we'll most likely win given the stronger bench and our fitness levels under Aled.

[tigerburnie]

Tigers are the fittest I have ever seen them, shouldn't have any problems winning a lot more games, doesn't matter if we are top or not, but I expect us to finish top 6 and if we continue to get players back in the backrow of the scrum, top 4 will be achievable too.

[Chobbsy]

CMK has improved tbf ,he's overtaken Dickson now anyway

Hardly the most difficult of challenges

A bit worrying to see no Kini, Matias or Nemani