| Home team | Harlequins |
| Away team | Sale Sharks |
| Venue | The Stoop |
| Competition | European Champions Cup |
| Kick off time | 8 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Harlequins vs Sale Sharks Champions Cup preview as the teams clash at The Stoop in the round of 16.
Harlequins come into the game as the sixth seed, despite having a poor record in the Prem. They won three of their four Champions Cup group games, finishing on 15 points, picking up three bonus points.
Sale finished third in their group with just one point less than Toulouse, who finished second in the group. They finished with one less bonus point.
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Harlequins vs Sale Sharks confirmed lineups and team news
Harlequins (1-15):
Kerrod, Walker, Delgado, Treadwell, Williams, Petti, Evans, Dombrandt, Townsend, Smith, Murley, Bradley, Northmore, Isgro, David
Replacements (16-23):
Turner, Hobson, Streeter, Cunningham-South, Carr, Kenningham, Friday, Evans
Sale Sharks (1-15):
Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, van Rhyn, Bamber, Vermuelen, Dugdale, du Preez, Wart, Ford, O’Flaherty, Ma’asi-White, Louw, Roebuck, Carpenter
Replacements (16-23):
Jibulu, McIntyre, Harper, Logan, Gilmore, Hanson, Davies, Wills
Recent Form:
Harlequins (Home team): W-L-L-W-W
Harlequins has been in poor form this season in the Prem but have performed impressively in Europe. In their most recent Prem game, they got a strong away win to the Bristol Bears at the Principality. They went 15-7 ahead with half an hour to go and despite a Bristol try, they scored a late penalty to stretch the game to 18-14.
Sale Sharks (Away team): L-L-L-L-W
The Sale Sharks have been in rocky form since the New Year with only one win in that period in the Prem and Europe, only beating the Sharks of South Africa. In the last round of the Prem, Sale nearly caused a massive upset. With 20 minutes to go they were beating Bath 26-19. Bath scored two tries late on to win 31-26.
Harlequins vs Sale Sharks head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 26th December 2025 | URC | Sale | 43-17 |
| 19th April 2025 | URC | Sale | 29-43 |
| 22nd September 2024 | URC | Sale | 12-11 |
| 21st April 2024 | URC | Sale | 37-31 |
| 1st December 2023 | URC | Harlequins | 36-3 |
Sale have won the last four matches between these teams. Sale have scored 43 points in the last two meetings, and there has been a team scoring more than 35 points in four of the last five games.
How to watch Harlequins vs Sale Sharks?
Harlequins vs Sale Sharks will be available to watch on Premier Sports 2. Coverage starts at 7:45 pm for an 8 pm kick-off.
