TEAM NEWS: Toulon vs Sale Sharks

Steve Diamond has made several changes to his side, and named Will Addison as captain. The front row is unchanged from last week, with Ross Harrison, Rob Webber, and Halani Aulika starting. Jonathan Mills comes into the starting XV, replacing Andrei Ostrikov, and he partners Bryn Evans. There are three changes in the back row, with Magnus Lund, David Seymour and Laurence Pearce starting.

Mike Phillips is named at scrum half, starting alongside Sam James at fly-half. Mark Jennings partners captain Addison in the centres. Paolo Odogwu & Josh Charnley start on the wings, with Mike Haley at full back.

Sale Sharks:
15. Mike Haley
14. Paolo Odogwu
13. Will Addison (capt.)
12. Mark Jennings
11. Josh Charnley
10. Sam James
9. Mike Phillips
1. Ross Harrison
2. Rob Webber
3. Halani Aulika
4. Bryn Evans
5. Jonathan Mills
6. Magnus Lund
7. David Seymour
8. Laurence Pearce

Replacements:
16. Neil Briggs
17. James Flynn
18. Kieran Longbottom
19. George Nott
20. Ben Curry
21. Tom Curry
22. James Mitchell
23. Dan Mugford

Ahead of the European tie, Diamond said: "The team is playing well, but it's not converting enough of the opportunities created, we just need to go there and convert them against a stiffer opposition -that's the job in hand. We need to go out there & be highly competitive."