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.
With England versus New Zealand on the November 2 horizon and Steve Borthwick poised to name his Test squad on Wednesday for the four-game Autum Nations Series, a number of leading candidates have been pencilled in for some timely club action.
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 has given his first impressions of his new arrivals at Sale, injured England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, South African back-rower Ernst van Rhyn, and utility back Sam Bedlow.
Alex Sanderson has secured a deal taking ex-Sale academy graduate Sam Bedlow back to the Sharks for the 2023/24 season.
The 2021/22 season is over for Sam Bedlow after the Bristol player received a ban following his red card during last Friday's Gallagher Premiership win over Gloucester at Ashton Gate.
The Bristol squad is getting light on numbers for various reasons but Pat Lam won't argue with the three-game ban for Sam Bedlow.
The RFU have doled out suspensions for three disciplinary hearings after two red cards and a citing in two Premiership games last weekend.
Bristol replacement Sam Bedlow kicked a long-range penalty right at the death to snatch a dramatic 18-17 victory and deprive Northampton of a shock win at Ashton Gate.
