Gloucester Rugby welcome Sale Sharks to Kingsholm Stadium this Friday, February 20, for their penultimate pool stage match in the 2025/26 PREM Rugby Cup. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:45 pm as Gloucester aims to secure a top-two finish and boost their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Earlier this season, Gloucester edged Sale Sharks 29-28 in a thrilling away encounter, marking one of their standout performances in the competition. The Cherry and Whites will be eager to replicate that intensity on home ground.
Fans can catch all the action live on TNT Sports 1 and online via discovery+, with coverage beginning at 7:30 pm. For those unable to watch live, highlights will be available on the Premiership Rugby website shortly after the match, alongside comprehensive live blogging.
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GloucestershireLive will provide dedicated live coverage, featuring build-up, team news, play-by-play updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews, and highlights directly from Kingsholm. Additionally, BBC Radio Gloucestershire will offer live commentary throughout the game.
Gloucester Rugby Team:
15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Josh Hathaway, 13 Josiah Edwards Giraud, 12 Max Knight, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Caolan Englefield; 1 Val Rapava Ruskin, 2 Seb Blake, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 4 Danny Eite, 5 Matias Alemanno, 6 James Venter, 7 Lewis Ludlow (Captain), 8 Will Trenholm.
Replacements: 16 Manaaki Boyle Tiatia, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Josh Basham, 20 Jack Mann, 21 Callum Braley, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 George Barton.
Sale Sharks Team:
15 Luke James, 14 Arron Reed, 13 Joe Bedlow, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Raffi Quirke; 1 Si McIntyre, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 3 James Harper, 4 Ben Bamber, 5 Hyron Andrews, 6 Ernst van Rhyn (Captain), 7 Sam Dugdale, 8 Jacques Vermeulen.
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 Tye Raymont, 19 Reuben Logan, 20 Ethan Caine, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Tom O’Flaherty.
Match Officials:
Referee: Harry Walbaum
Assistant Referees: Neil Chivers, Iain Kiy
TMO: David Rose