Bristol Bears are looking to put their European exit behind them with a late push in the Gallagher Premiership, starting at home this evening against Sale Sharks.
Bristol Bears' four game winning run in the league ended with their 24-46 defeat at Leicester in Round 21 but Bristol have won their last three Premiership fixtures at Ashton Gate since their 26-all draw there with Tigers on 3 December.
However second place Sale are going through a shaky period having won just one of their last four Gallagher Premiership matches: 35-24 at home to Saracens on 5 March.
And the Sharks have won only once away from home in the league since early October: beating Harlequins 24-18 at the Twickenham Stoop on 8 January.
However Sale have had the upper hand over Bristol in recent times with their only defeat in their last six encounters in the being on their most recent visit to Ashton Gate in January 2022, going down 15-32.
Here are all the ways you can follow the action....
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When is the game?
Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks is being played on Friday, April 14 at Ashton Gate Stadium.
What time is kick-off?
The kick-off time is at 7.45pm.
Is the game on TV?
Yes.
This season every Gallagher Premiership match will be televised on either BT Sport on PRTV.
Premiership Rugby have confirmed today's match will be shown live on BT Sport 1HD with coverage starting at 7pm.
Highlights will be available online shortly after the match on the Premiership Rugby website along with a full match replay the following day.
How else can I follow the game?
If you are not going to watch the game on TV or be inside the stadium, Bristol Live will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground.
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary of the game.
What's the team news?
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr; 1 Si McIntyre, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 3 Nick Schonert, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Jonny Hill, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Curry ©, 8 Jono Ross.
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam James, 23 Arron Reed.
Bristol Bears: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Siva Naulago, 13. Joe Jenkins, 12. James Williams, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall (cc); 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Joe Batley, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (cc), 7. Fitz Harding, 8. Magnus Bradbury
Replacements: 16. Will Capon, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 19. Sam Jeffries, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Sam Bedlow, 23. Ioan Lloyd.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Luke Pearce (139th Premiership game).
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal and Andrew Jackson.
TMO: Dean Richards.
Citing Officer: Dave Guyan.
What are the odds?
Bristol Bears 1/1
Draw 20/1
Sale Sharks 8/11
(Odds taken from SkyBet, correct at the time of publishing. Please gamble responsibly)
