Sale Sharks v Saracens: Denny Solomona to start for Sharks

Josh Charnley is joined by Denny Solomona in the Sharks starting team

Former rugby league wingers Denny Solomona and Josh Charnley start for Sale Sharks for the visit of Saracens in the Champions Cup on Saturday.

Charnley moved from Wigan after the Super League Grand Final which his former club won, and featured for Sale for the first time in the Premiership last month.

But it is a first appearance for Solomona, whose move from the Castleford Tigers was announced this week, with the Tigers immediately signalling their intent to sue Solomona in the wake of the controversial move.

Regardless of the off-field issues, Sale have given a start to the New Zealand-born winger in his first week at the club, and on debut he faces the defending champions who last week thrashed the Sharks 50-3.

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Highlights of Saracens Champions Cup clash with Sale Sharks

In that game new signing Will Skelton played for Saracens for the first time, and this week he retains his place on the bench, with England pairing Maro Itoje and George Kruis continuing in the second row.

In the back row Jackson Wray comes in at No 8, with Schalk Burger switching to the side of the scrum and Kelly Brown dropping to the bench.

In the only other change to Saracens' starting side, Schalk Brits replaces Jamie George at hooker.

The Sharks have an all-new back row, with Cameron Neild, Magnus Lund, and No 8 TJ Ioane coming into the side, while Bryn Evans and Andrei Ostrikov take over from Josh Beaumont and Jonathan Mills in the second row.

In the backs Mike Haley wears the No 15 jersey ahead of Tom Arscott.

Sale Sharks: 15 Michael Haley, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Sam James, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Josh Charnley, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 James Mitchell, 1 Ross Harrison, 2 Rob Webber, 3 Halani Aulika, 4 Bryn Evans, 5 Andrei Ostrikov, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 Magnus Lund, 8 TJ Ioane.

Replacements: 16 Neil Briggs, 17 James Flynn, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Jon Mills, 20 David Seymour, 21 Mike Phillips, 22 Mark Jennings, 23 Tom Arscott.

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Schalk Brits, 3 Petrus du Plessis, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 George Kruis, 6 Michael Rhodes, 7 Schalk Burger, 8 Jackson Wray.

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Juan Figallo, 19 Will Skelton, 20 Kelly Brown, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Alex Lozowski, 23 Nathan Earle.