An almost complete change of personnel in the forwards sees Ross Harrison, Curtis Langdon and Jake Cooper-Woolley take their places in the starting line-up, while James Phillips and Matt Postlethwaite replace Lood de Jager and Jean-Luc du Preez in a powerful second row combination, and du Preez remains involved and takes his place as a replacement on an experienced bench. A back row including academy graduates Cameron Neild and Ben Curry alongside South African international Daniel du Preez completes a new-look pack, Will Cliff makes his first post lockdown start at scrum half and pairs up with AJ MacGinty.
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Wasps: 15. Matteo Minozzi, 14. Zach Kibirige, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Jimmy Gopperth, 11. Josh Bassett, 10. Jacob Umaga, 9. Dan Robson, 1. Ben Harris, 2. Tommy Taylor, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 4. Joe Launchbury (capt), 5. Will Rowlands, 6. Jack Willis, 7. Thomas Young, 8. Brad Shields. Replacements: 16. Tom Cruse, 17. Tom West, 18.
Gloucester Rugby v Wasps LIVE: Reaction from Kingsholm thrillerIt's game day! On a super, if not a little sombre Saturday, rugby roared on while paying its respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Harlequins, London Irish, Exeter Chiefs and Bristol Bears all started their seasons with wins at Newcastle Falcons, Worcester Warriors, Leicester Tigers and Bath's expense. There's two more games this afternoon as Sale Sharks host Northampton Saints, and Gloucester welcome Wasps. We will be at Kingsholm for the clash, bringing you all the build-up and live play-by-play updates in the blog below...
I though first half we were really good, I even really liked the last 10 minutes, the way we fought and stayed in it with 13 men and gave ourselves an opportunity to go and win it right at the death, is a credit to everyone because it looked like we were going to walk away with nothing which you could've never imagined at halftime17:41Bobby BridgeLee BlackettIf you bought a ticket on one end of the field you got your money's worth, I'd probably look at that period and look at how we can be better. 17:12KEY EVENTReport is in You can read our report by clicking here. 16:59KEY EVENTFULL-TIME GLOUCESTER WINWasps went wide and Mills gave a poor offload, Spink couldn't catch it and knocked on to raucous cheers here. Gloucester take it, 27-21 at the death. 16:58Bobby BridgeGreat offload. Tom Willis offloads out of the tackle to Kibirige and Wasps are just 5m away.
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That was after Ross had aired his angst at the official over his decision – leading Tempest brandishing a yellow card for dissent and the referee telling the player: “What you said to me, I am not going to repeat if off mic! ” Two Robert du Preez penalties closed the gap to a single point at the break. Wasps lock Elliot Stooke sustained a serious leg injury at the start of the second half in a horrible incident which saw his left leg buckle under him after jumping for the ball, with the forward clearly in pain on the ground.
However, Sale’s side features nine internationals so the quality is there and it would seem unlikely that Wasps will run over a powerful Sharks unit who have seen 13 of their 21 league matches decided by 12 points or fewer this season. In Friday's other fixture, Exeter need to win at Bristol to keep alive their faint playoff hopes and the Chiefs are six-point favourites for the Ashton Gate clash.
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19:40Bobby BridgeEverything Wasps boss Lee Blackett saidWe've transcribed every word Wasps head coach Lee Blackett said in his post-match press conference. You can read it all, including key injury updates, by clicking here. Wasps' Head Coach Lee Blackett 18:10KEY EVENTWasps player ratings are in Here's how we rated the Wasps players out of ten. Click HERE. Charlie Atkinson of Wasps17:47Bobby BridgeLee Blackett I walk away gutted, disappointed, there was plenty to get excited about and look how we played.
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Jack Owlett, 19. Tim Cardall, 20. Sione Vailanu, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Charlie Atkinson, 23. Ryan Mills. Sale Sharks: 15. Luke James, 14. Denny Solomona, 13. Connor Doherty, 12. Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11. Arron Reed, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Will Cliff, 1. Ross Harrison, 2. Curtis Langdon, 3. Jake Cooper-Woolley, 4. Matt Postlethwaite, 5.
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Wasps v Sale Sharks TV channel and live stream info, kick-off time and team newsThe first of the midweek Gallagher Premiership matches post-restart kicks off on Tuesday, beginning with third-placed Wasps hosting fourth-placed Sale Sharks. After a 32-17 win over Worcester last Friday, Lee Blackett's Wasps starting line-up reverts almost entirely to the side which beat Northampton Saints 34-21 two weekends ago. Sale Sharks boss Steve Diamond has gone for nine changes to his matchday 23 after a 32-22 defeat to table toppers Exeter Chiefs.
The clock's gone dead, this is their last chance. 27-2116:57Bobby Bridge10m outWasps are 10m out, it's so close. The home crowd is deafening though. 27-2116:56Bobby BridgeWasps to playIt'll be a lineout just outside Gloucester's lineout to win it. Alo and Kibirige are back on so Ryan's back on, Wasps maul. 27-2116:55Bobby BridgeGloucester ballThey have it in their own 22. 27-2116:54Bobby BridgeCrunch timeIt sounds obvious but Wasps need to stop Gloucester here.
"But it's good to have managed to seal down a top eight place. We are playing for the respect with have for eachother. " Wasps led a feisty Premiership affair 7-6 at half-time with try scoring chances few and far between and defences well on top for most of the 80 minutes. Both sides were down to 14 men during the first half with Wasps losing scrum-half Dan Robson in the 17th minute for slapping the ball from counterpart Faf de Klerk’s hands with Sharks on the ascendancy at the time. He was still off the field when Sale lost flanker Jono Ross for an angry outburst towards referee Ian Tempest which saw him walking to the sin bin.
With the injury problems that plagued Wasps earlier in the season behind them, Lee Blackett can call upon a settled side, one which features a formidable back-row and in-form backline who have helped to put up 40-plus points in three of the last four home outings. They welcome in a Sale side who have badly underperformed this season, thanks in part to a horrible away record of two wins from ten matches. The Sharks are heading towards a summer of change with four of their South African contingent that helped them qualify for the playoffs last year moving on, including scrum-half Faf de Klerk. With a lot of uncertainty surrounding the team and players having already made plans for life after Sale, it’s fair to question how hungry some of the squad will be at the end of a long season.
What time is Wasps v Sale Sharks kick-off? Wasps v Sale Sharks kicks off at 5. 30pm on Tuesday, August 25, at Ricoh Arena in round 16 of the Gallagher Premiership. What TV channel is it on? Wasps v Sale Sharks is being broadcast live on BT Sport 2/Ultimate, with coverage beginning at 5. 15pm. What about live streaming? BT Sport customers can live stream the match on the app or website. What's the team news? All but one of the Wasps starting XV which started in the league restart against Northampton Saints just over a week ago return to face Sale, including Wales' Will Rowlands and Thomas Young. The only change to the starting team sees the injured Kieran Brookes replaced by Jeff Toomaga-Allen. As for Sale, Steve Diamond has rotated his squad for the first time since the Gallagher Premiership returned to action.
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