Harlequins’ Twickenham tie against Gloucester will attract the biggest crowd this weekend, with more than 75,000 tickets sold, but Sale’s visit to Northampton at a sold-out Franklin’s Gardens is perhaps the most fascinating fixture in the final Premiership round of 2023.
The title-chasing Sharks scored a cathartic victory against Saracens, the side that denied them in last season’s final, three days before Christmas and their director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, has stated his determination to go one better next summer. “We want to get back there,” he said. “We’ve had a taste, but I want more than a taste now.”
