Sale v Newcastle

[An Tarbh]

Sale v Newcastle

Venue: Edgeley Park Date: Sunday, 8 March Kick-off: 1315

Sale have suspended forwards Luke Abraham and Chris Jones after they were cited following alleged incidents of foul play against Saracens.

Sebastien Chabal, Richard Wigglesworth and Sebastien Bruno are out injured but Mathew Tait, Dwayne Peel and Jason White all start.

Newcastle, who have won their last four Premiership matches, have made two changes from Northampton game.

Tim Visser replaces John Rudd and lock Mark Sorenson is in for Geoff Parling.

Sale: Macleod; Bell, M Tait, Thomas, Ripol; Hodgson, Peel; Roberts, Jones, Turner, Schofield, Cox, White, Briggs, Fernandez Lobbe.
Replacements: Fearns, O'Donnell, Cockbain, Tait, Leck, Keil, Kuadey.

Newcastle: A Tait; Williams, Noon, Tu'ipulotu, Visser; May, Young; Golding, Vickers, Hayman, Swinson, Sorenson, Dowson (captain), Wilson, Balding.
Replacements: Thompson, Ward, Parling, Winter, Charlton, Fenby, Miller.

BBC Sport

 

[Vambo]

On Sky Sports 2 from 1.00pm with the Wasps v Irish game following

 

[Hall]

What on earth is happening?

I really hate Newcastle!

 

[Bullitt]

Are Newcastle actually coming good, or are they becoming like England and only play to disrupt the opposition?

 

[Vambo]

Sale raped in the scrum.

Well done Newcastle :bravo:

 

[Bullitt]

Heyman did the business again, last week he single handedly ripped Saints apart and it was the same story from him today. They're buggered ooop norf when he goes home next year.

However Lobbe is my new favourite player.

 

[Sir Speedy]

What a joke.
Missed the game but f*** watching the recording. Top 4 kissed goodbye; then again, we've done a good job of that throughout the season so at least we know our strengths.

EDIT: Word is Lobbe's joining your lot at the Gardens next season. If that's true then holy shite at Sale come September...

 

[Bullitt]

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EDIT: Word is Lobbe's joining your lot at the Gardens next season. If that's true then holy shite at Sale come September...[/b]

 

[Sir Speedy]

Watching the highlights, Tait really is as **** as you say Mite. Prat needs to learn to pass instead of practising jinking runs into 3 defenders.
Hayman is awesome. No seriously fecking awesome.
Hodgson was meh. The side seemed more concerned in letting him become the Premiership's top scorer. 6 penalties is ridiculous...
Lobbe is the Parisse of Sale. Best backrow in the Premiership bar none. Given how shite we were, he was awesome.
Also, I love how Sale've not had the opportunity to start their dream XV since the start of the season; injuries to Lamont, McAlister Ormsby and that nutcase PSA dropping Peel and Hodgson constantly...

 

[Fred187]

Disappointed with the result, but it was a very entertaining game. The scrum was definitely the difference, although it would have been far more straightforward if May had kicked half-decently.