London Irish v Sale: Teams

Veteran prop Clarke Dermody will make his 100th appearance for London Irish after being recalled for the clash with Sale Sharks at the Madejski Stadium.

Dermody replaces England international Alex Corbisiero as one of six changes for the clash.

David Paice, Matt Garvey and Alex Gray join Dermody in the pack, while Jonathan Spratt and Adrian Jarvis replace Joe Ansbro and Steven Shingler - who have both been called up for Scotland's Six Nations squad - in the backs.

"Consistency comes from continuity in selection," said London Irish head coach Toby Booth.

"It would be nice to be able to select the same team two weeks in a row. Having said that, the boys coming in have done well in the earlier part of the season and get the chance to put on the shirt in a very important time of the season for us."

Difficult

Sale have made three changes of personnel and one positional switch to their side.

Tony Buckley and Onosa'i Auva'a come into the line-up in place of Henry Thomas and David Seymour.

Richie Vernon also comes into the starting XV, with James Gaskell switching to the second row to accommodate the Scotland international.

"We're going down to one of the most difficult away venues," said Sharks boss Steve Diamond.

"London Irish are a side whose results can be hard to predict, but they'll be fired up after their reverse at Bath last Sunday.

"We'll be travelling with a largely similar team to that which played at Leicester, and with the same mindset."

London Irish: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Jonathan Spratt, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Tom Homer, 10 Adrian Jarvis, 9 Darren Allinson, 8 Alex Gray 7 Jamie Gibson, 6 Bryn Evans, 5 Matt Garvey, 4 Nick Kennedy, 3 Paulica Ion, 2 David Paice, 1 Clarke Dermody (c).
Replacements: 16 James Buckland, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Faan Rautenbach, 19 Bob Casey, 20 David Sisi, 21 Adam Thompstone, 22 Steven Shingler, 23 Paul Hodgson.

Sale Sharks: 15 Rob Miller, 14 Tom Brady, 13 Johnny Leota, 12 Sam Tuitupou (c), 11 Joaquin Tuculet, 10 Nick Macleod, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Andy Powell, 7 Onosa'i Auva'a, 6 Richie Vernon, 5 James Gaskell, 4 Fraser McKenzie, 3 Tony Buckley, 2 Marc Jones, 1 Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 16 Andy Titterrell, 17 Lee Imiolek, 18 Vadim Cobilas, 19 Kearnan Myall, 20 Mark Easter, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Luther Burrell, 23 Will Addison.