Sunday 17 April 2016 18:34, UK
Here's all the team news for Sunday's Premiership clashes, as Sale host Bath and London Irish travel to Newcastle Falcons.
Sale Sharks v Bath (2.30pm)
George Ford captains Bath in Sunday's meeting with Sale at the AJ Bell Stadium.
Scrum-half Chris Cook partners him in the half-backs as he makes his 70th club appearance.
Ollie Devoto and Jonathan Joseph pair up in the midfield while Rhys Priestland wears the number 15 jersey for the first time this season.
The Sharks are still unbeaten at home in the Premiership this season and haven't lost at the AJ Bell Stadium since April 2015, however Bath were victorious on their last visit to Salford back in September 2014.
Steve Diamond has opted to make four changes to the side that lost to Montpellier in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup last week. Sam Tuitupou returns to captain the side, with Will Addison, Eifion Lewis-Roberts and Mark Easter also returning to the starting team.
Sale Sharks: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Will Addison, 13 Sam James, 12 Sam Tuitupou (c), 11 Nev Edwards, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Peter Stringer; 1 Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 2 Tommy Taylor, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 4 Bryn Evans, 5 Andrei Ostrikov, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 TJ Ioane, 8 Mark Easter.
Replacements: 16 Neil Briggs, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Brian Mujati, 19 Jonathan Mills, 20 David Seymour, 21 James Mitchell, 22 Joe Ford, 23 Tom Brady.
Bath: 15 Rhys Priestland, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 Matt Banahan, 10 George Ford (c), 9 Chris Cook; 1 Nathan Catt, 2 Rob Webber, 3 Henry Thomas, 4 Dominic Day, 5 Dave Attwood, 6 Matt Garvey, 7 Guy Mercer, 8 Leroy Houston.
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 David Wilson, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 David Denton, 21 Amanaki Mafi, 22 Will Homer, 23 Kyle Eastmond.
Newcastle Falcons v London Irish (3pm)
It's an eagerly anticipated showdown at Kingston Park as the Falcons host London Irish in a game that will go a long way to deciding which side is relegated from the Premiership at the end of the season.
London Irish are currently bottom of the table but could leapfrog their hosts with a convincing win, and the enormity of what's at stake has not escaped Newcastle boss Dean Richards.
"In some respects, you would want it to be like any other week, but everybody is billing it to be slightly different," said Richards. "Having said that, we are four points clear of them with two games left after this weekend, so the pressure really is on London Irish."
A win for the Falcons would almost certainly mean relegation for London Irish, while a win for the Exiles would make the run-in to the end of the season intriguing with just two rounds remaining.
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Alex Tait, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Juan Pablo Socino, 11 Marcus Watson, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Michael Young; 1 Rob Vickers, 2 George McGuigan, 3 Taione Vea, 4 Calum Green, 5 Sean Robinson, 6 Mark Wilson, 7 Will Welch (c), 8 Nili Latu.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Alex Rogers, 18 Mike Cusack, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 Ally Hogg, 21 Sonatane Takulua, 22 Craig Willis, 23 Chris Harris.
London Irish: 15 Sean Maitland, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Ciaran Hearn, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Andrew Fenby, 10 Greig Tonks, 9 Scott Steele; 1 Tom Court, 2 David Paice, 3 Halani Aulika, 4 Will Lloyd, 5 Matt Symons, 6 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Blair Cowan, 8 Luke Narraway (c).
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Tom Smallbone, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 Jerry Sexton, 20 Ofisa Treviranus, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Shane Geraghty, 23 Aseli Tikoirotuma.
