Sale Sharks v Saracens: Aviva Premiership preview
Last Updated: 20/02/15 5:32pm
Danny Cipriani returns to the Sale Sharks starting line-up for Saturday’s Aviva Premiership fixture with Saracens at the AJ Bell Stadium.
The England star signed a new two-year contract with the Sharks earlier this week and starts at fly-half as Steve Diamond makes two changes to the team that thumped London Welsh.
Cipriani will partner Chris Cusiter at half-back while Mark Cueto is selected on the wing after coming off the bench to touch down against the Exiles.
Saracens also welcome back some of their England contingent, with Richard Wigglesworth and Mako Vunipola going straight into the starting line-up.
Wigglesworth replaces Neil de Kock at scrum-half, with loosehead Vunipola packing down alongside Jamie George and Petrus du Plessis in the front row.
Sale Sharks: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Will Addison, 13 Johnny Leota, 12 Sam Tuitupou, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Chris Cusiter; 1 Eifion Lewis Roberts, 2 Marc Jones, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 4 Jonathan Mills, 5 Nathan Hines, 6 Dan Braid (c), 7 David Seymour, 8 Josh Beaumont.
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Alberto de Marchi, 18 Ross Harrison, 19 Magnus Lund, 20 Mark Easter, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Joe Ford, 23 Tom Arscott.
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 David Strettle, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Richard Wigglesworth; 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Jamie George, 3 Petrus du Plessis, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Alistair Hargreaves (c), 6 Ernst Joubert, 7 Jacques Burger, 8 Jackson Wray.
Replacements: 16 Brett Sharman, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Juan Figallo, 19 Hayden Smith, 20 Matt Hankin, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Nick Tompkins, 23 Chris Wyles.