British and Irish Lion lock Jonny Hill starts for Sale, while Si McIntyre lines up in the front-row and the Bedlow brothers combine in the centres as Gareth Harris picks a strong Sharks side to face Championship side Caldy in the Premiership Rugby Cup.
England U20s Ollie Davies makes his first Sharks start at full-back while Alex Groves features in a matchday 23 for the first time this season.
In the front-row McIntyre lines up with hooker Tadgh McElroy and Cambridge RUFC trialist Jake Bridges.
Hill and Ben Bamber combine in an abrasive second-row with academy trio Sam Dugdale, Tristan Woodman and Rouban Birch making up a dynamic back-row.
Nye Thomas and captain Tom Curtis are the half-back pairing and they’ll have the Bedlow brothers – Sam and Joe – outside them in the centres.
Wingers Alex Wills and Obi Ene and full-back Davies combine in the back-three.
On the bench, Harry Thompson, Tumy Onasanya and Swansea University trialist Tom Furtado-Mills are the front-row replacements with Groves and Seb Kelly the rest of the forwards on the bench.
Scotland international Gus Warr, and Sharks Academy backs Toby Wilson and Albert Bradshaw make up the rest of the replacements.
Sale Sharks Starting XV:
15. Ollie Davies, 14. Obi Ene, 13. Joe Bedlow, 12. Sam Bedlow, 11. Alex Wills, 10. Tom Curtis ©, 9. Nye Thomas, 8. Rouban Birch, 7. Tristan Woodman, 6. Sam Dugdale, 5. Jonny Hill, 4. Ben Bamber, 3. Jake Bridges, 2. Tadgh McElroy, 1. Si McIntyre
Replacements:
16. Harry Thompson, 17. Tumy Onasanya, 18. Tom Furtado-Mills, 19. Alex Groves, 20. Seb Kelly, 21. Gus Warr, 22. Toby Wilson, 23. Albert Bradshaw.
