PREVIEW: SALE SHARKS V EXETER CHIEFS

This weekend's sole Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby clash takes place between Sale Sharks and Exeter Chiefs.

Postponed in December due to a frozen pitch, the Round 3 clash will see third-place Exeter looking to make ground on Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens at the head of the table.

Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (CorpAcq Stadium) - 1pm

Back at Sale FC's CorpAcq Stadium, Rachel Taylor has made several changes to the one that lost out to Leicester Tigers a week ago.

One of these changes sees former England U20 international Ellen Ramsbottom come into the midfield, while Laura Perrin, Rachel Woosey and Hollie Bawden form an all new back three.

Minori Yamamoto maintains her place as starting fly-half, where she will partner Scotland international Mhairi Grieve. Up front, it is an unchanged front row, while Erica Jarrell comes in at lock and Kay Searcy is included at blindside flanker.

For their trip to Cheshire, Exeter Chiefs head coach Susie Appleby has been able to call upon all six of her players included in England’s training squad earlier this week.

Claudia MacDonald, Maisy Allen, Katie Buchanan, Brooke Bradley, Merryn Doidge and Lizzie Hanlon all spent the start of the week with John Mitchell at St George’s Park in Staffordshire, as the Guinness Women’s Six Nations begins to approach.

Lori Cramer is named at full-back for Exeter, while Emily Tuttosi gets the nod at hooker. In the second row, Kate Smith could make her Chiefs debut from the bench, the Exeter University student joined by New Zealander, Felicity Powdrell, while Eloise Hayward returns from injury.

Team News

Sale Sharks: 15 Laura Perrin, 14 Rachel Woosey, 13 Ellen Ramsbottom, 12 Katana Howard, 11 Hollie Bawden, 10 Mino Yamamoto, 9 Mhairi Grieve; 1 Anne Young, 2 Niamh Swailes, 3 Nick James, 4 Erica Jarrell, 5 Iona Antwis, 6 Kay Searcy, 7 Georgie Perris-Redding (C), 8 Jasmine Hazell.

Replacements: 16 Molly Kelly, 17 Catie Benson, 18 Detysha Harper, 19 Nina Moore, 20 Jo Brown, 21 Jess Taylor-Roberts, 22 Beatrice Rigoni, 23 Lauren Delany

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Lori Cramer, 14 Claudia MacDonald, 13 Merryn Doidge, 12 Gabby Cantorna, 11 Katie Buchanan, 10 Alex Tessier, 9 Brooke Bradley; 1 Hope Rogers, 2 Emily Tuttosi, 3 DaLeaka Menin, 4 Harriet Millar-Mills, 5 Poppy Leitch (C), 6 Ebony Jefferies, 7 Maisy Allen, 8 Rachel Johnson.

Replacements: 16 Daisy French, 17 Abby Middlebrooke 18 Lizzie Hanlon, 19 Kate Smith, 20 Taz Bricknell, 21 Felicity Powdrell, 22 Eloise Hayward, 23 Danielle Preece.

How to Watch

Highlights will be available on the PWR YouTube channel on Monday.