Perpignan v Sale

[Mikey Brown]

Don’t particularly care about the game, I’m just very confused why you’d play O’Connor at 13 when you’ve got Sam James at fullback and some rando at 10?

Perpignan: Farnoux; Bousquet, Lucas, Marty, Sau; Selponi, Degmache; Mamea, Brazo (capt), Reynaud, Vivalda, Van Heerden, Charlet, Leiataua, Boutemmani.

Replacements: Deligny, Tougne, Muller, Roussel, Iachizzi, Mele, Seguy, Taumoepeau.

Sale Sharks: James; McGuigan, O'Connor, Van Rensburg, Odogwu; Wilkinson, De Klerk; Harrison, Webber, John, Beaumont, Phillips, Ross (capt), Curry, Strauss.

Replacements: Langdon, Bristow, Jones, Nott, Curry, Cliff, Doherty, James.

Might be worth checking in just to see the hilarious sight of fat Odogwu still being pretty rapid.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Wilkinson starting and Doherty on the bench! That's superb! Great experience to be gained for both. Lovely to see Wilkinson outside De Klerk.

Wilkinson, that rando at 10, is a rather promising talent having dogged it out with Smith at age grade level and started as many as he's benched. A very talented young man.