Sale Sharks have named their team to play Harlequins at the Stoop on Sunday afternoon. Director of Rugby Kingsley Jones said, “ It’s been a tough week for us as we lost several players injured in last weeks game at Northampton. Some have thankfully recovered and will play this weekend. I also have Sebastien Bruno and Luke McAlister back after injury, and Lionel Faure has flown back from France to rejoin us.”
Team
Nick Macleod, Rory Lamont, Luke McAlister, Rudi Keil, David Doherty, Charlie Hodgson, Will Cliff, Rob O’Donnell, Sebastien Bruno, Eifion Roberts, Chris Jones,Brent Cockbain, Carl Fearns, Neil Briggs, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Replacements:
Dave Ward, Lionel Faure, Sean Cox, James Gaskell, David Tait, Jonny Kennedy, Oriol Ripol
Extras
• James Gaskell is an England U20 International (Premiership debut as a sub v Worcester last November)
• Jonny Kennedy is son of owner Brian Kennedy (Yet to make his Premiership debut but was used in EDF Energy Cup games)
• Luke McAlister returns after missing 4 games with a knee injury
• Sebastien Bruno returns after missing 3 games with an ankle injury
• Rory Lamont plays on the wing for the first time since the win over Bristol last September
• Chris Jones plays at Lock for the first time since the win over ASM Clermont Auvergne in January
• Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe will leave Sale Sharks at the end of the current season. Club captain Juan joined the club in the summer of 2006. Director of Rugby Kingsley Jones said, “ Juan has decided to take up a new challenge in France, but he leaves with our good wishes and he desperately wants to win something with Sale Sharks before he leaves. We have done everything we possibly can to keep Juan at the club but we can’t compete with the market in France where there is no salary cap.”
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