Penalty for the Sharks on 6 mins after ruck infringement, Cipriani goes for the posts

Two early knock ons for the Sharks lead to two scrums in a row for the Tigers just on halfway

Late change to the Tigers as Tom Youngs pulls out during the warm up. Ghiraldini starts hooker with Thacker the replacement.

Sharks led out on to the field by Beaumont

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this afternoon's Aviva Premiership action as Leicester Tigers take on Sale Sharks at Welford Road. Both teams missing their international players due to todays 6 nations matches. A win for the Tigers will keep them in third place holding off the Harlequins while a loss for the Sharks would put them under signicant pressure towards the bottom of the table. Stay with us live for updates and match analysis.

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