Sale v Bristol 
Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 
Sat 26th September 2026, 09:30am PDT 
CorpAcq Stadium 
Sara Cox Last 5 Games
Sale v Bristol Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 Sat 26th September 2026, 09:30am PDT CorpAcq Stadium Sara Cox 
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Tom O'Flaherty 
Tomas Gwilliam 
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Xavier Roe Sale Sharks face off against Bristol Bears in Gallagher Premiership Round 1 on Sat 26th September 2026 at CorpAcq Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 05:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Bristol Bears won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Bristol Bears in 6th and Sale Sharks in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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