Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls Kickoff Time, Lineups In PREM Round 3
Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls Kickoff Time, Lineups In PREM Round 3
The Sale Sharks host the Newcastle Red Bulls in Round 3 of PREM Rugby. See the full lineups, kickoff time and how to watch live on FloRugby.
The Sale Sharks host Newcastle Red Bulls at CorpAcq Stadium in Manchester to open Round 3 of PREM Rugby.
The Derby Weekend matchup features a clash between two clubs heading in different directions early in the season.
Sale sits at No. 23 in the FloRugby Professional Club Power Rankings, while Newcastle ranks No. 37.
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British & Irish Lions hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie returns to league action for Sale and will anchor a front row featuring England props Bevan Rodd and Asher Opoku-Fordjour. He is one of several international players back in club lineups this week.
Summer signing Marius Louw and academy graduate Tristan Woodman make their first PREM starts, while winger Arron Reed makes his first start of the season and England scrum-half Raffi Quirke returns on the bench.
Oval Insights show the Sale Sharks lead PREM Rugby with the best tackle success rate (84.8%) and most line-out wins (35).
George Ford tops the league with 550 kick meters and 30.4 meters per kick, while Sam Dugdale has made 33 tackles and 14 defensive ruck entries.
The Newcastle Red Bulls bring their own strengths into this rivalry fixture, owning the highest meters-per-kick average (35.4) and most total jackals (8.0).
Amanaki Mafi and George McGuigan also have been key contributors early in the season.
Here’s what to know about Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls in Round 3 of PREM Rugby, including kickoff time, lineups and how to watch:
Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls Kickoff In Round 3 Of The Gallagher PREM Rugby
Kickoff for Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls is set for 2:45 p.m. ET at CorpAcq Stadium in Manchester, England.
The game will be contested as part of Round 3 of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season.
Sale Sharks Lineup vs. Newcastle Red Bulls In Round 3 Of The Gallagher Premiership Rugby
Starting XV: Joe Carpenter, Tom Roebuck, Rob du Preez, Marius Louw, Arron Reed, George Ford, Gus Warr, Bevan Rodd, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Ben Bamber, Hyron Andrews, Ernst van Rhyn (CAPT), Tristan Woodman, Sam Dugdale
Replacements: Nathan Jibulu, Simon McIntyre, James Harper, Tom Burrow, Ethan Caine, Raffi Quirke, Tom O’Flaherty, Sam Bedlow
Newcastle Red Bulls Lineup vs. Sale Sharks In Round 3 Of The Gallagher Premiership Rugby
Starting XV: Ethan Grayson, Elliott Obatoyinbo, Connor Doherty, Max Clark, Alex Hearle, Boeta Chamberlain, James Elliott, Adam Brocklebank, George McGuigan (CAPT), Richard Palframan, Jamie Hodgson, Freddie Clarke, Fergus Lee-Warner, Tom Gordon, Amanaki Mafi
Replacements: Ollie Fletcher, Micky Rewcastle, Murray McCallum, Oscar Usher, Cameron Neild, Simón Benítez Cruz, Brett Connon, Oli Spencer
How To Watch Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls In Round 3 Of The Gallagher Premiership Rugby
The match between Sale Sharks and Newcastle Red Bulls will stream live in the United States and its territories on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
Coverage begins shortly before the 2:45 p.m. ET kickoff.
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PREM Rugby Fixtures 2025-26
Round 1
- Sept. 25, 2:45 p.m. ET – Sale Sharks vs. Gloucester Rugby, Salford Stadium
- Sept. 26, 2:45 p.m. ET – Harlequins vs. Bath Rugby, Twickenham Stoop
- Sept. 26, 2:45 p.m. ET – Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Saracens, Kingston Park
- Sept. 28, 8 a.m. ET – Northampton Saints vs. Exeter Chiefs, Franklin’s Gardens
- Sept. 28, 10:30 a.m. ET – Bristol Bears vs. Leicester Tigers, Ashton Gate
Round 2
- Oct. 3, 2:45 p.m. ET – Bath Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, The Rec
- Oct. 4, 10 a.m. ET – Exeter Chiefs vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Sandy Park
- Oct. 4, 10:05 a.m. ET – Leicester Tigers vs. Harlequins, Welford Road
- Oct. 4, 12:30 p.m. ET – Saracens vs. Bristol Bears, StoneX Stadium
- Oct. 5, 10 a.m. ET – Gloucester Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, Kingsholm
Round 3
- Oct. 10, 2:45 p.m. ET – Sale Sharks vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Salford Stadium
- Oct. 11, 10 a.m. ET – Bristol Bears vs. Exeter Chiefs, Ashton Gate
- Oct. 11, 10:05 a.m. ET – Northampton Saints vs. Leicester Tigers, Franklin’s Gardens
- Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m. ET – Bath Rugby vs. Gloucester Rugby, The Rec
- Oct. 12, 10 a.m. ET – Harlequins vs. Saracens, Twickenham Stoop
Round 4
- Oct. 17, 2:45 p.m. ET – Gloucester Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, Kingsholm
- Oct. 17, 2:45 p.m. ET – Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Northampton Saints, Kingston Park
- Oct. 18, 10:05 a.m. ET – Leicester Tigers vs. Bath Rugby, Welford Road
- Oct. 18, 12:30 p.m. ET – Saracens vs. Sale Sharks, StoneX Stadium
- Oct. 19, 10 a.m. ET – Exeter Chiefs vs. Harlequins, Sandy Park
Round 5
- Oct. 24, 2:45 p.m. ET – Northampton Saints vs. Saracens, Franklin’s Gardens
- Oct. 25, 10 a.m. ET – Exeter Chiefs vs. Gloucester Rugby, Sandy Park
- Oct. 25, 10 a.m. ET – Harlequins vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Twickenham Stoop
- Oct. 25, 10:05 a.m. ET – Bath Rugby vs. Bristol Bears, The Rec
- Oct. 25, 12:30 p.m. ET – Leicester Tigers vs. Sale Sharks, Welford Road
Round 6
- Nov. 28, 2:45 p.m. ET – Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Leicester Tigers, Kingston Park
- Nov. 28, 2:45 p.m. ET – Sale Sharks vs. Exeter Chiefs, Salford Stadium
- Nov. 29, 10 a.m. ET – Gloucester Rugby vs. Harlequins, Kingsholm
- Nov. 29, 12:45 p.m. ET – Bristol Bears vs. Northampton Saints, Ashton Gate
- Nov. 30, 10 a.m. ET – Saracens vs. Bath Rugby, StoneX Stadium
Round 7
- Dec. 19, 2:45 p.m. ET – Leicester Tigers vs. Gloucester Rugby, Welford Road
- Dec. 20, 10 a.m. ET – Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks, Franklin’s Gardens
- Dec. 20, 10 a.m. ET – Saracens vs. Exeter Chiefs, StoneX Stadium
- Dec. 20, 1 p.m. ET – Harlequins vs. Bristol Bears, Twickenham Stadium
- Dec. 21, 10 a.m. ET – Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Bath Rugby, Kingston Park
Round 8
- Dec. 26, 12:30 p.m. ET – Sale Sharks vs. Harlequins, Salford Stadium
- Dec. 27, 10 a.m. ET – Bristol Bears vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Ashton Gate
- Dec. 27, 10:05 a.m. ET – Gloucester Rugby vs. Saracens, Kingsholm
- Dec. 27, 12:30 p.m. ET – Bath Rugby vs. Northampton Saints, The Rec
- Dec. 28, 10 a.m. ET – Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers, Sandy Park
Round 9
- Jan. 2, 2:45 p.m. ET – Bristol Bears vs. Sale Sharks, Ashton Gate
- Jan. 2, 2:45 p.m. ET – Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Gloucester Rugby, Kingston Park
- Jan. 3, 10:05 a.m. ET – Bath Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, The Rec
- Jan. 3, 12:30 p.m. ET – Northampton Saints vs. Harlequins, Franklin’s Gardens
- Jan. 4, 10 a.m. ET – Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens, Welford Road
Round 10
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Bristol Bears, Sandy Park
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Bath Rugby, Kingsholm
- Harlequins vs. Leicester Tigers, Twickenham Stoop
- Sale Sharks vs. Northampton Saints, Salford Stadium
- Saracens vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, StoneX Stadium
Round 11
- Bath Rugby vs. Saracens, The Rec
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Sale Sharks, Sandy Park
- Harlequins vs. Gloucester Rugby, Twickenham Stoop
- Leicester Tigers vs. Bristol Bears, Welford Road
- Northampton Saints vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Franklin’s Gardens
Round 12
- Bristol Bears vs. Harlequins, Principality Stadium
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, Kingsholm
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Exeter Chiefs, Kingston Park
- Sale Sharks vs. Bath Rugby, Salford Stadium
- Saracens vs. Northampton Saints, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Round 13
- Bath Rugby vs. Harlequins, The Rec
- Bristol Bears vs. Gloucester Rugby, Ashton Gate
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Northampton Saints, Sandy Park
- Sale Sharks vs. Saracens, Salford Stadium
- Leicester Tigers vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Welford Road
Round 14
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Exeter Chiefs, Kingsholm
- Harlequins vs. Sale Sharks, Twickenham Stoop
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Bristol Bears, Kingston Park
- Northampton Saints vs. Bath Rugby, Franklin’s Gardens
- Saracens vs. Leicester Tigers, StoneX Stadium
Round 15
- Bristol Bears vs. Saracens, Ashton Gate
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Bath Rugby, Sandy Park
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Sale Sharks, Kingsholm
- Leicester Tigers vs. Northampton Saints, Welford Road
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Harlequins, Kingston Park
Round 16
- Bath Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, The Rec
- Harlequins vs. Exeter Chiefs, Twickenham Stadium
- Northampton Saints vs. Bristol Bears, Franklin’s Gardens
- Sale Sharks vs. Leicester Tigers, Salford Stadium
- Saracens vs. Gloucester Rugby, StoneX Stadium
Round 17
- Bristol Bears vs. Bath Rugby, Ashton Gate
- Leicester Tigers vs. Exeter Chiefs, Welford Road
- Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Sale Sharks, Kingston Park
- Northampton Saints vs. Gloucester Rugby, Franklin’s Gardens
- Saracens vs. Harlequins, StoneX Stadium
Round 18
- Bath Rugby vs. Leicester Tigers, The Rec
- Exeter Chiefs vs. Saracens, Sandy Park
- Gloucester Rugby vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Kingsholm
- Harlequins vs. Northampton Saints, Twickenham Stoop
- Sale Sharks vs. Bristol Bears, Salford Stadium
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