Rugby / Bunker Nuggets

FIXTURE HISTORY IN THE PREMIERSHIP

Overall Record:

Played: 8 Sale 5 wins, Worcester 3 wins

Sale at Home: Won two, Lost two

Worcester at home: Won One, Lost three 

• Worcester Warriors have won on their last two visitors to Edgeley Park, with the Sharks taking a losing bonus point in both. 
• Charlie Hodgson on the leading scorer in this fixture with 47 points in four matches but has yet to score a try in this fixture.
• Two Sale Shark’s players have played in all eight of the matches between the two, Richard Wigglesworth and Stuart Turner. Wigglesworth has started three times and come off the bench five times.
• Mark Cueto, Chris Jones are the two current players with the most tries in this fixture with three apiece, which is a record shared with Jason Robinson and Shane Drahm.     

CURRENT FORM

• 11^th placed Worcester Warriors go into the match on a three match losing run since winning away at London Wasps back in September, and have lost four of their five matches this season in the Premiership.
• 3^rd placed Sale Sharks after winning their opening four matches in the Premiership were beaten last time out by London Irish and are three points of the leaders Bath.  
• Neither side has picked up a try bonus point yet this season but Worcester have collected two losing bonus points in their four defeats.
• In three of the Sharks wins this season they have given up a losing bonus point.
• The Warriors have outscored Sale seven tries to three this season to date 
• Sale Sharks have the best defensive record in the division with just four tries conceded and none at Edgeley Park
• Evern after just five matches only four Sharks players have started all five Premiership matches and two of them are away on International duty, Matthew Tait and Sebastian Chabel, which leaves Charlie Hodgson and Luke McAllister to keep their 100% records going.
• For the Warriors nine players have started all five Premiership matches this season and eight of them are available with only Aleki Lutui away playing for the Pacific Islanders.

Different Nationalities  

Both clubs have players from seven different countries played for them this season.

Worcester have had 15 Englishman, one more than Sale have used after that it is the Welsh who have most players with nine, five for Sale and four for Worcester. 

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