Bath vs Sale Sharks URC preview: Lineups and predictions

Home team	Bath
Away team	Sale Sharks
Venue	The Rec
Competition	Prem
Kick-off time	3:05 pm
Watch Live in the UK	TNT Sports/HBO Max

Bath vs Sale Sharks Prem preview as the sides meet at The Rec in round five.

Both teams have won two games each so far this season. Bath sit on 11 points, while Sale Sharks are on nine points.

Bath vs Sale Sharks confirmed lineups

Bath		Sale Sharks
Forwards
Obano	1		Smith
Frost	2		Jibulu
Griffin	3		Opoku-Fordjour
Jeanes	4		Van Rhyn
Ewels	5		Bamber
Hill	6		Tshiunza
Reid	7		B Curry
Bayliss	8		T Curry
Backs
Spencer	9		Warr
Russell	10		Ford
Arundell	11		O’Flaherty
Ojomoh	12		Lozowski
Lawrence	13		Marchant
Cokanasiga	14		Roebuck
De Glanville	15		Carpenter
Replacements
Dunn	16		Cowan-Dickie
Wheeler	17		McIntyre
Stuart	18		Francis
Opoku Gyamfi	19		Burrow
Richards	20		Dugdale
Van der Linde	21		Hanson
Hennessy	22		Ma’asi-White
Coetzee	23		Canakaivata

Recent Form:

Bath (Home team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	23rd October 2026	Prem	Gloucester	23-5
Loss	17th October 2026	Champions Cup	Montpellier	14-32
Loss	10th October 2026	Prem	Northampton Saints	71-48
Won	2nd October 2026	Prem	Exeter Chiefs	40-34
Won	25th September 2026	Prem	Harlequins	17-33

Bath started the season strong with two wins, but have lost three in a row in all competitions They struggled against Gloucester, who controlled the scoreboard early on, kicking three penalties. As the clock went into the red at halftime Bath scored their only points through Kepu Tuipulotu. Gloucester would score twice more in the second half.

Sale Sharks (Away team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	23rd October 2026	Prem	Newcastle Red Bulls	17-3
Loss	17th October 2026	Champions Cup	Glasgow Warriors	27-47
Won	11th October 2026	Prem	Harlequins	28-24
Won	4th October 2026	Prem	Saracens	17-21
Loss	26th September 2026	Prem	Bristol Bears	24-34

Sale will be disappointed to have lost to Newcastle who they will competing with closely at the foot of the table. Sale took a lead into the break as George Ford kicked a penalty, but Newcaslte scored two tries and kicked a penalty in the second half to win the game 17-3.

Bath vs Sale Sharks head-to-head record (last five matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
6th September 2026	Prem Cup	Sale Sharks	50-28
29th March 2026	Prem	Bath	26-31
8th February 2026	Prem Cup	Bath	19-60
22nd November 2025	Prem Cup	Bath	20-0
3rd October 2025	Prem	Bath	28-16

Bath had won eight meetings in a row before this season’s Prem Cup matchup, which saw Sale win convincingly. Bath have won the last six meetings in the Prem.