Buckley on bench for Sharks

Rugby: Tony Buckley is set to make his competitive debut for Sale Sharks in their Aviva Premiership match against the Leicester…

Rugby:Tony Buckley is set to make his competitive debut for Sale Sharks in their Aviva Premiership match against the Leicester Tigers at Edgeley Park tomorrow night having moved to Manchester from Munster during the summer.

The Ireland prop has recovered from a bout of flu and is named among the replacements in a team captained by one time Munster centre Sam Tuitupou. The Tigers will be led by Ireland's Geordan Murphy from fullback with fellow countrymen Niall Morris and Jeremy Staunton starting from the bench.