Saracens v Sale: Teams

Sale head coach Mike Brewer has opted to stick with a winning formula for Sunday's Aviva Premiership clash with Saracens at Vicarage Road.

Brewer has resisted the temptation to include Mark Cueto in his starting XV following his return to fitness, the England international forced to settle for a place on the bench.

Sarries director of rugby Brendan Venter also names an unchanged starting side with the only changes coming on the bench with the return of Steve Borthwick, Neil de Kock and David Strettle.

Scrum-half de Kock is in line to make his 100th appearance for Saracens while for Strettle, it's a full debut for his new club.

"Everyone in the squad was disappointed with the result last week. We didn't play well as individuals which meant we didn't perform as a team. But we've been through that, learned the lessons and moved on," said Venter.

"The opening round of the Aviva Premiership proved that you cannot afford to take your foot off the pedal even for one second. Sale had an impressive first round win after a summer of change to their coaching and playing staff, but proved that with hard work and togetherness, you can get rewards."

Saracens: 15 Chris Wyles, 14 Noah Cato, 13 Adam Powell, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Michael Tagicakibau, 10 Alex Goode, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ernst Joubert (capt), 7 Jacques Burger, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Mouritz Botha, 4 Hugh Vyvyan, 3 Carlos Nieto, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gill.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Petrus du Plessis, 19 Steve Borthwick, 20 Justin Melck, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Derick Hougaard, 23 David Strettle.

Sale Sharks: 15 Paul Williams, 14 Tom Brady, 13 Kyle Tonetti, 12 Andy Tuilagi, 11 Ben Cohen, 10 Nick MacLeod, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Sisa Koyamaibole, 7 David Seymour, 6 Carl Fearns, 5 James Gaskell (capt), 4 Nic Rouse, 3 Karena Wihongi, 2 Neil Briggs, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Aston Croall, 17 Eifion Lewis Roberts, 18 Jack Forster, 19 Wame Lewaravu, 20 Sean Cox, 21 Chris Leck, 22 Matty James, 23 Mark Cueto.