Gloucester Rugby travel north this Sunday to face Sale Sharks in Round Three of the 2025/26 PREM Rugby Cup. After a challenging start to their league campaign with five successive defeats, Gloucester are eager to turn their fortunes around.
The Cherry and Whites began their cup journey with a 29-15 home victory over Exeter Chiefs before suffering a 24-40 defeat at Kingsholm to Bristol Bears. Injury setbacks have compelled Gloucester Director of Rugby George Skivington to field a youthful squad for these autumn fixtures.
Match Details:
- Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025
- Venue: CorpAcq Stadium (formerly AJ Bell Stadium)
- Kick-off: 3:00 PM
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Broadcast Information:
Unfortunately, this match will not be televised or streamed live. However, fans can catch match highlights on the Premiership Rugby website shortly after the final whistle.
For real-time updates and in-depth coverage, GloucestershireLive will provide a live blog including pre-match build-up, team news, minute-by-minute commentary, reactions, stats, analysis, interviews, and highlights directly from the stadium. Additionally, BBC Radio Gloucestershire will broadcast live commentary of the game.
Team Line-ups:
Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Ollie Davies, 14. Obi Ene, 13. Osian Roberts, 12. Toby Wilson, 11. Alex Wills, 10. Tom Curtis, 9. Dom Hanson, 8. Jos Gilmore, 7. Tristan Woodman, 6. Seb Kelly, 5. Tom Burrow (Captain), 4. Patrick Hogg, 3. James Harper, 2. Ethan Caine, 1. Tumy Onasanya.
Replacements: 16. Alfie Longstaff, 17. Ralph McEachran, 18. Patreece Bell, 19. Dylan Hodkinson, 20. Huw Davies, 21. Nye Thomas, 22. Albert Bradshaw, 23. Reuben Logan.
Gloucester Rugby Starting XV:
15. Jake Morris, 14. Josh Hathaway, 13. Will Knight, 12. Max Knight, 11. Jack Cotgreave, 10. George Barton, 9. Mikey Austin, 1. Archie McArthur, 2. Kealan Freeman-Price, 3. Harry Wright, 4. Freddie Stevens, 5. Deian Gwynne, 6. Caio James, 7. Harry Taylor (Captain), 8. Will Trenholm.
Replacements: 16. Kealan Freeman-Price, 17. George Alexander, 18. Ollie Minnis, 19. Olly Allport, 20. Jack Gilbert, 21. Rhys Price, 22. Will Butler, 23. Jake Morris.
Match Officials:
Referee: Sara Cox
Assistant Referees: Jamie Parr and Jamie Leahy