| Home team | Leinster |
| Away team | Sale Sharks |
| Venue | Aviva Stadium |
| Competition | European Champions Cup |
| Kick off time | 5:30 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Leinster vs Sale Sharks Champions Cup preview as the sides clash at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster have had an up-and-down season and currently sit fourth in the URC, five points behind second place and still only seven points behind ninth in the league.
Sale are currently deep in the bottom half of the Gallagher Prem table in seventh. They are on 22 points, 11 points behind the Saracens above them.
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Leinster vs Sale Sharks confirmed lineups and team news
Leinster (1-15):
Usanov, Sheehan, Furlong, McCarthy, Ryan, Baird, Van Der Flier, Conan, Gibson-Park, Byrne, Ioane, Osborne, Ringrose, J O’Brien, Keenan
Replacements (16-23):
Kelleher, Cahir, Clarkson, Deegan, Penny, McGrath, Frawley, Henshaw
Sale Sharks (1-15):
McIntyre, Caine, Opoku-Fordjour, Van Rhyn, Bamber, Vermeulen, Dugdale, D du Preez, Warr, Ford, O’Flaherty, Ma’asi-White, R du Preez, Roebuck, Carpenter
Replacements (16-23):
Longstaff, McEachren, Harper, Logan, Gilmore, Hanson, Louw, Willis
Recent Form:
Leinster (Home team): W-W-L-L-W
Leinster had a disappointing pair of results during and after the Six Nations when they lost to Cardiff and Glasgow back-to-back. They put more points on the board against Edinburgh in the last round, scoring seven tries, but also gave up three intercept tries to win 49-31 against the Scottish strugglers.
Sale Sharks (Away team): W-L-L-L-L
The win in the last round against Harlequins brought to an end a difficult losing run in the Prem and Europe. They haven’t won in the Prem since Boxing Day. Sale had pushed out to a 26-5 lead before two Alex Dombrandt tries late on brought the game a little closer as it finished 26-17 to the away team.
Leinster vs Sale Sharks head-to-head record
Leinster and Sale have only met once in their history, and it came in December 2023. They won 37-27, and that was with Sale scoring two late tries to make the score a little bit more respectable in the end.
How to watch Leinster vs Sale Sharks?
Leinster vs Sale Sharks will be available to watch on Premier Sports 1. Coverage starts at 5:05 pm for a 5:30 pm kick-off.
