Bouncy castles, face painting, and fun-fair rides, as Sharks aim to give Tigers a mauling this weekend

Sale Sharks have named their side to take on Leicester Tigers at the AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Stadium will be transformed to host a family friendly fun-fair, with pre and post-match activities, including live music, face-painting, bouncy castles, and activities for all the family to enjoy in the Shark Marquee.

First team players will mingle with the crowds in the build up to the match, which kicks off at 2.30pm and will be  Sale’s  biggest match of the season so far.

Leicester Tigers have won all their away games, and will prove a tough test to the Sharks ambitions for the rest of the Aviva Premiership.  There is always an exciting undercurrent to Sale and the Tigers matches – they are  always explosive and entertaining encounters and expect the fireworks to come early before Bonfire Night, as the Sharks go looking for that all important home win.

Director of Rugby Steve Diamond said: ” Our 34 – 34 draw last week against Worcester typified our inconsistent start to the season so far; some great moments in attack and some howlers in defence. The staff and players have been working hard to attain the high performance levels we are accustomed to.”

The Sharks squad must be on their mettle and take on the Tigers formidable forwards as the Sale second row, Jonathan Mills reveals:”Leicester have a very big forward pack, so if we can match them up front that will go a long way to winning the game.”

Mills made his ninetieth appearance for the club in last week’s game.  He says: “It’s simple really. If we do what we’re good at, get some possession, get some early points on the board and play well, there’s no reason why we can’t win the game.”

 Jonathan says performing and securing victory will also be dependent on the much finer details that he feels have let his side down at times in recent weeks.

 “We need to make sure we get ourselves in order. We need to work on handling errors and missed tackles – if we improve those aspects then it doesn’t matter who we’re playing because on our day we’ll beat them. That’s our aim this weekend.”