The English side will bring a physicality that Ulster will struggle to match
Rob Herring and Tom O’Toole are promoted to the frontrow from the bench last weekend with Tom Stewart, having passed the return to play protocols, and Marty Moore heading in the opposite direction.
Sale Sharks head coach Alex Sanderson welcomes back four England internationals in prop Bevan Rodd, secondrow Jonny Hill, flanker Tom Curry and centre Manu Tuilagi, while former Exeter Chiefs wing Tom O’Flaherty returns to the starting line-up for the first time since fracturing his jaw against Saracens.
The Manchester club lie second in the English Premiership and will present Ulster with a massive physical challenge in terms of the set piece, breakdown, where Curry excels, and in terms of Tuilagi’s presence on both sides of the ball. Ulster’s kicking game will need to be better directed, both in terms of box-kicking and in finding space in the backfield. They must have the courage to play too because they are not going to outmuscle their hosts. It’ll be an afternoon for individuals to step up and drive the collective and in that respect the focus will zoom in on their Ireland squad members.
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