Game Information
Last Five Matches
European Rugby Champions Cup Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 66 | +49 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 |  Stade Toulousain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 74 | +94 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sale Sharks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 127 | -38 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 |  Saracens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 |  Sharks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 117 | -10 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 |  Clermont Auvergne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 165 | -108 | 0 | 0 |
Team Squads
Full Squad
Agustin CreevyAlex LozowskiAlex WillsAlfie LongstaffArron ReedAsher Opoku-FordjourBen BamberChrist TshiunzaCourtney LawesDom HansonDylan HodkinsonErnst van RhynEthan CaineGurshwin WehrGus WarrHarry ThompsonJacques VermeulenJoe BedlowJoe CarpenterJoe MarchantJos GilmoreJosh BeaumontLe Roux RoetsLuke JamesMarius LouwNathan JibuluNathan LangdonNye ThomasOllie DaviesPatreece BellPatrick HoggRaffi QuirkeRalph McEachranRekeiti Ma'asi-WhiteReuben LoganRoss HarrisonRouban BirchSam BedlowSam DugdaleSeb KellySi McIntyreTadgh McElroyTom BurrowTom CurtisTom O'FlahertyTommy TaylorTristan WoodmanTumy OnasanyaTye RaymontWill AddisonFull Squad
Rabah Slimani#3Tadhg Furlong#6Jack Conan#21Luke McGrath#7Josh van der Flier#12Robbie Henshaw#9Jamison Gibson-Park#17Ed Byrne#11James Lowe#13Garry Ringrose#19RG Snyman#1Andrew Porter#23Rieko Ioane#11Jimmy O'Brien#15Hugo Keenan#5James Ryan#7Will Connors#19Max Deegan#16Ronan Kelleher#8Caelan Doris#11Tommy O'Brien#22Ciaran Frawley#11Jordan Larmour#2Dan Sheehan#20Scott Penny#6Ryan Baird#22Harry Byrne#3Thomas Clarkson#15Jamie Osborne#16John McKeeAlex Soroka#21Cormac Foley#4Joe McCarthy#19Brian Deeny#20Diarmuid Mangan#22Sam Prendergast#22Charlie Tector#8James Culhane#1Jack Boyle#19Conor O'Tighearnaigh#17Paddy McCarthy#21Fintan Gunne#11Andrew Osborne#16Gus McCarthyHugh CooneyAlex UsanovAlan SpicerHugo McLaughlinRuben MoloneyNiall SmythCaspar GabrielAndrew SparrowCiaran ManganJerry CahirJoshua KennyBobby SheehanJosh EricsonTeam Stats
Season
Scoring
Tries
Bonus Points
FAQs: Sale Sharks vs Leinster
How can I watch Sale Sharks vs Leinster in the United States?
You can watch Sale Sharks vs Leinster live on FloRugby and the FloSports app with a FloRugby subscription. Stream through a desktop or mobile browser, or use the app on iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV or Apple TV. Subscribers can also watch the match replay on demand.
What time does Sale Sharks vs Leinster start?
Kickoff is Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern and 11:30 a.m. Central. Fans farther west can tune in at 10:30 a.m. Mountain or 9:30 a.m. Pacific.
Where is the match being played, and who is at home?
Leinster hosts Sale at Laya Arena in Dublin. Despite Sale appearing first in the page title, the Sharks are the away team for this Round 2 trip, rather than playing at their usual CorpAcq Stadium home.
Is this a knockout match, and how does qualification work?
No. This is a Pool 1 match in the Investec Champions Cup. The top three teams in each pool advance, along with the four remaining clubs with the highest points totals across all pools. Points earned here can therefore help through either qualification route.
How did Sale start its Champions Cup campaign?
Sale lost its opening pool match 47–27 at home to Glasgow Warriors on October 17. The Sharks head to Leinster seeking their first win of the campaign, with matches against Clermont Auvergne and Pau still to come in January.