Sale Sharks play their first competitive game at Edgeley Park on Saturday afternoon against fellow Heineken Cup side Northampton Saints.
Last season's Heineken Cup quarter-finalists Sharks started off the season by losing to Leicester Tigers on Sunday but are determined to turn that
On the injury front Sebastien Chabal has recovered from the bang he took on Sunday and is ready for action. Lock, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe is out for at least six weeks after tearing a muscle in his chest at Leicester. Dean Schofield and Andy Titterrell are making good progress and are not far away from making their comeback.
The Sale Sharks team for the game is: Jason Robinson, Mark Cueto, Chris Mayor, Chris Bell, Oriol Ripol, Charlie Hodgson, Richard Wigglesworth, Andrew Sheridan, Sebastien Bruno, Ben Evans, Chris Jones, Jason White, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Magnus Lund, Sebastien Chabal,
Replacements: Lionel Faure, Barry Stewart, Pierre Gaona, David Tait, Chris Day, Ben Foden and Mark Taylor.