lineout Bristol inside the Sharks half

Sharks get the ball back but it is spilled in contact, Bristol kick downfield before Sharks return the favour

Penalty coming from the scrum for Sale, the kick to touch inside the Bristol half, line out to come

Bristol can't find any gaps in the Sharks defence and the ball is knocked on, scrum Sharks on the 10m line

Bristol enjoying the first spell of possession, testing the Sharks defence early on

Sale gather the kick and decide to clear taking the game up to halfway

Billy Searle gets us underway

Teams out on the pitch, kick off moments away

The first of the new years Aviva Premiership action sees Bristol travel to Sale to play the Sharks. Both teams will be hoping for a better year in 2017 with Sale winning 3/11 and Bristol 1/11 in 2016. A win today for Bristol would see them moved ahead of Worcester and off that bottom spot of the table. Sale will remain third from bottom whatever result of the game today, however a win would see them close the gap on fourth from bottom Gloucester. Join us in 10 for live updates throughout the game.