Today at 11 am at BT Tower in London, the Aviva Premiership formally announced the 2014-15 schedule of fixtures for the 12 participating teams in this year's competition. Sale's schedule for the forthcoming season is as follows, home fixtures are in BOLD: Sat 6 Sep 14:00: Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby Sat 13 Sep 15:00: Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks Sat 20 Sep 14:00: Sale Sharks v London Welsh Sat 27 Sep 15:00: Saracens v Sale Sharks Sun 5 Oct 14:00: Sale Sharks v Wasps (BT Sport) Sat 11 Oct 15:15: Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (BT Sport) Sat 15 Nov 14:00: Sale Sharks v London Irish Sat 22 Nov 15:00: Harlequins v Sale Sharks Sun 30 Nov 15:00: Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Sat 20 Dec 14:00: Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs Sat 27 Dec 14:00: Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers Sun 4 Jan 14:00: Wasps v Sale Sharks Sat 10 Jan 14:00: Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints Sun 15 Feb 14:30: London Welsh v Sale Sharks Sat 21 Feb 14:00: Sale Sharks v Saracens Sat 28 Feb 15:00: Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks Sat 7 Mar 15:00: Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks Sat 28 Mar 14:00: Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby Sun 12 Apr 15:00: London Irish v Sale Sharks Sat 25 Apr 14:00: Sale Sharks v Harlequins Sat 9 May 14:00: Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons 16/17 May: Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks Key dates and fixturesHome Opener: Sat 6 Sep 14:00: Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby Christmas fixture: Sat 27 Dec 14:00 Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers Final Home Game of the Season: Sat 9 May 14:00: Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons Final Game of the Season: 16/17 May: Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks AnalysisI always find it somewhat meaningless to "analyse" a new set of Premiership fixtures, after all, all we now know for sure is when Sale will play each of the other 11 Premiership teams Home and Away. We are yet unable to take into account the state of teams in regards to injuries, international call-ups or form, so there is no way to know for sure whether Sale have been given a marginally tougher or easier schedule than their competitors.
However there are a few things we can look at:
- Lewis
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