Sale Quins Sunday 3pm

[Stom]

Quins:
Starting XV:

1. Fin Baxter (51)
2. Jack Walker (64)
3. Titi Lamositele (Debut)
4. Irne Herbst (47)
5. Stephan Lewies (70)
6. Jack Kenningham (49)
7. Will Evans (90)
8. Alex Dombrandt (139 - Captain)
9. Will Porter (22)
10. Jarrod Evans (17)
11. Oscar Beard (55)
12. Lennox Anyanwu (22)
13. Luke Northmore (68)
14. Nick David (49)
15. Leigh Halfpenny (Debut)

Impact Players:

16. Nathan Jibulu (13)
17. Jordan Els (34)
18. Simon Kerrod (103)
19. Joe Launchbury (20)
20. Dino Lamb (93)
21. Danny Care (376)
22. Marcus Smith (160)
23. Cassius Cleaves (7)

Not available for selection (injury/international): Joe Marler, Cadan Murley, Tyrone Green, Chandler Cunningham-South, James Chisholm, Dillon Lewis, George Head, Rodrigo Isgro

[Stom]

No Joseph is the interesting one. Good to see Cleaves, he could have an impact this season. It's the final ushering out of the old guard for Quins, too, with only Marler and Care left around. Dombrandt is the only starter with more than 100 Quins appearances.

[Tigger]

Sale Sharks Starting Lineup:

15. Joe Carpenter, 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Waisea Nayacalevu, 12. Rob du Preez, 11. Tom O’Flaherty, 10. George Ford, 9. Gus Warr; 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 4. Ernst van Rhyn, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Ben Curry ©, 8. Jean-Luc du Preez.

Replacements:

16. Ethan Caine, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. James Harper, 19. Josh Beaumont, 20. Ben Bamber, 21. Sam Dugdale, 22. Nye Thomas, 23. Will Addison.

[Mikey Brown]

I really hope Anyanwu can find his feet. Obviously Andre was a rock but it’s a worry we’ve not been able to get anything out of LA, Bryn Bradley or Hayden Hyde so far and mainly resorted to sticking Northmore at 12z

Also interesting Dombrandt is captain with Lewies in the starting team. I don’t remember seeing an announcement he’d become official club captain.

[TheNomad]

That's a pretty tough looking Sale side - you have to think they'll be up there this season

[Mikey Brown]

That's a pretty tough looking Sale side - you have to think they'll be up there this season

Fair shout. They’ve been too 4 ish the last 3 or 4 seasons, no?

Not sure about that second row or if they’re just missing players. Potentially a very porous midfield in defence but that does look like a team that can play in a few different (and effective) ways.

[FKAS]

No Joseph is the interesting one.

Looks like Quins have gone for their most physical centre combination which makes sense against Sale.

[Stom]

I really hope Anyanwu can find his feet. Obviously Andre was a rock but it’s a worry we’ve not been able to get anything out of LA, Bryn Bradley or Hayden Hyde so far and mainly resorted to sticking Northmore at 12z

Also interesting Dombrandt is captain with Lewies in the starting team. I don’t remember seeing an announcement he’d become official club captain.

He became captain last season, no? Or even the year before?

[Mikey Brown]

You’d think so given how rarely Lewies took the field, but as far as I know he was only ever deputising.

Yep. Confirmed here if you’re interested. https://www.quins.co.uk/article/alex-do ... the%20role.

[Stom]

You’re right, just this season: https://www.quins.co.uk/article/alex-do ... the%20role.