Sale Sharks Face Crucial Challenge in Champions Cup

On March 30, sales sharks are facing a tough blow heading into their Champions Cup round

of 16 clash with Harlequins at the stoop this Saturday.

Star Backrow Tom Curry remains sidelined by a calf injury he got warming up before

England's six nations lost in Italy three weeks back and director of Rudby, Alex Sanderson

confirmed he won't play.

On top of that, Tom's twin brother Ben is out for the rest of the season after hamstring

surgery, leaving the back row thin.

They even had to shift Hooker Nathan Jiboulu to the number seven spot against Bath last

Sunday, and he might start there again versus his old club.

It's a massive hit for sale, who sit on nine league losses in a rough domestic season,

including a recent 26-31 defeat to Bath, where center, Rob Dupreeze limped off early

with a knee issue.

His status is still up in the air.

Sanderson emits a couple of Curry's back in action, would change everything, but the

team's been inconsistent all year, despite weekly fixes.

They showed some bright spots against Bath, but couldn't seal the win to build momentum.

With their season riding on this European tie, sales got to dig deep and patch those

gaps fast to keep the dream alive.