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Sale v Gloucester
Gallagher Premiership - Round 8
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Sale v Gloucester
Gallagher Premiership - Round 8
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Sale Sharks face off against Gloucester Rugby in Gallagher Premiership Round 8 on Sat 26th December 2026 at CorpAcq Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Gloucester Rugby 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 6 places in the league table with Gloucester Rugby in 2nd and Sale Sharks in 8th as such Gloucester Rugby are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Sale Sharks vs Gloucester Rugby 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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Sign up for freeSale Sharks lock Courtney Lawes is recovering after being hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection that had entered his blo…
Steve Borthwick is right to make sweeping changes this week but how George Ford is starting at fly half is beyond me.