Last week’s post-Christmas block of fixtures took us beyond the halfway point in this season’s Gallagher Premiership and a number of the round nine results have certainly whetted the appetite as English ruby welcomes in the new year.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Twenty-eight of the 36 players named by Steve Borthwick in the England squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series will start for their clubs in this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership.
Flanker Sam Dugdale will start for Sale Sharks on Friday night against Gloucester after being cleared for the red card he received in the Gallagher Premiership loss to Saracens.
Alex Sanderson hailed Sale’s “northern grit” as they earned a scrappy 20-15 opening round win over Northampton Saints.
Sale ground out a nervy 20-15 victory over Northampton to start the Gallagher Premiership season on a winning note.
Sale Sharks will look to strengthen their fledgling relationship with Caldy after the Wirral outfit won promotion to the Championship for the 2022/23 season at the expense of Sale FC, the side that Alex Sanderson's Premiership club provided most academy players to.
If the COVID-19 outbreak brings any positives to the Gallagher Premiership, it's that it gives the clubs the time to address their problem positions.
A preview of Sunday's Premiership U18s Finals Day, when Harlequins, Sale Sharks, Bath, Wasps, Gloucester and Leicester Tigers will go head-to-head to decide the best team in the country this season.