Sale Sharks director of rugby Philippe Saint Andre has named Argentina lock Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe as captain of his team for the trip to face Leicester Tigers on Saturday.
England wing Mark Cueto is included in the backline, along with summer signing Luke McAlister, while Eifion Roberts takes the loosehead props shirt vacated by Andrew Sheridan who is on Six Nations duty.
England wing Mark Cueto is included in the backline, along with summer signing Luke McAlister, while Eifion Roberts takes the loosehead props shirt vacated by Andrew Sheridan who is on Six Nations duty.
Saint Andre said: They dont come any tougher than Leicester Tigers on their own ground. But we have prepared well and the players know what is expected from them.
Sale Sharks (vs Tigers, Welford Road, Saturday 3pm)
15 Julien Laharrague
14 Mark Cueto
13 Luke McAlister
12 Chris Bell
11 Oriol Ripol
10 Charlie Hodgson
9 Sililo Martens
1 Eifion Roberts
2 Sebastien Bruno
3 Stuart Turner
4 Brent Cockbain
5 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (captain)
6 Sean Cox
7 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
8 Sebastien Chabal
Replacements:
16 Neil Briggs
17 Ben Evans
18 Dean Schofield
19 Chris Jones
20 Will Cliff
21 Elvis SevealiI
22 Lee Thomas
