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Bath v Sale Sharks (Sat)
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINAL
Venue: The Rec Date: Saturday, 26 April Kick-off: 1230 BST
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Bristol 104.6 FM, 94.9 FM and 103.6 FM, BBC Somerset 95.5 FM, or listen live on the BBC Sport website
Bath have chosen their strongest available side for Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final with Sale.
Nick Abendanon returns at full-back, Alex Crockett at centre; David Barnes and Chris Goodman come into the pack.
Sale must do without their entire first-choice back row of Jason White, Magnus Lund and Sebastien Chabal.
All three, along with wing Mark Cueto, failed fitness tests but Luke McAlister replaces the suspended Lee Thomas and Sebastien Bruno returns at hooker.
Prop Stuart Turner and lock Dean Schofield also come into the Sharks pack, while the versatile Chris Jones plays at open-side flanker in the absence of Lund.
Bath: Abendanon; Higgins, Crockett, Barkley, Banahan; James, Claasens; Barnes, Mears, Stevens, Borthwick (capt), Grewcock, Faamatuainu, Lipman, Goodman.
Replacements: Dixon, Bell, Short, Feaunati, Baxter, Berne, Cheeseman.
Sale: Foden; Mayor, Bell, McAlister, Ripol; Hodgson, Wigglesworth; Sheridan, Bruno, Turner, I Fernandez Lobbe (capt), Schofield, Cox, Jones, JM Fernandez Lobbe.
Replacements: Briggs, Roberts, Faure, Cockbain, Hills, Cliff, Laharrague.
From BBC Sport
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINAL
Venue: The Rec Date: Saturday, 26 April Kick-off: 1230 BST
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Bristol 104.6 FM, 94.9 FM and 103.6 FM, BBC Somerset 95.5 FM, or listen live on the BBC Sport website
Bath have chosen their strongest available side for Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final with Sale.
Nick Abendanon returns at full-back, Alex Crockett at centre; David Barnes and Chris Goodman come into the pack.
Sale must do without their entire first-choice back row of Jason White, Magnus Lund and Sebastien Chabal.
All three, along with wing Mark Cueto, failed fitness tests but Luke McAlister replaces the suspended Lee Thomas and Sebastien Bruno returns at hooker.
Prop Stuart Turner and lock Dean Schofield also come into the Sharks pack, while the versatile Chris Jones plays at open-side flanker in the absence of Lund.
Bath: Abendanon; Higgins, Crockett, Barkley, Banahan; James, Claasens; Barnes, Mears, Stevens, Borthwick (capt), Grewcock, Faamatuainu, Lipman, Goodman.
Replacements: Dixon, Bell, Short, Feaunati, Baxter, Berne, Cheeseman.
Sale: Foden; Mayor, Bell, McAlister, Ripol; Hodgson, Wigglesworth; Sheridan, Bruno, Turner, I Fernandez Lobbe (capt), Schofield, Cox, Jones, JM Fernandez Lobbe.
Replacements: Briggs, Roberts, Faure, Cockbain, Hills, Cliff, Laharrague.
From BBC Sport