Sale Sharks joined the hunt for the Premiership title after their bonus point win at home to Worcester on Friday night.

Johnny Leota and TJ Ioane will make a welcome return from international duty to join to the Sharks squad for their first home game of the new Aviva Premiership tonight.

Sale Sharks went from heroes to zeroes on Saturday, following up their Kings of the North tournament victory with a crushing defeat away to Saracens.

Neil Briggs’ return was confirmed in January when, after four years away from Sale Sharks where he played for six seasons from 2005, including stints at Bourgoin and Leicester, he had little hesitation in deciding he wanted another slice of life in the North West.

Sale Sharks scored their first bit of silverware in nine years despite a heavy defeat to Leicester Tigers on Saturday.

Sale Sharks’ third straight victory in the Kings of the North tournament leaves them top of the table and needing only one point to secure the title.

Winger Edwards signed on at the AJ Bell Stadium on a one-year contract after he impressed in the opening games of the inaugural contest.

Sale Sharks kept their 100% record in the Kings of the North tournament after an impressive 38-5 victory over Leicester Tigers this weekend.

Sale Sharks’ director of rugby Steve Diamond knows what new signing and former South African international Brian Mujati can bring to a team and is hoping for similar success this time round.

Sale need a bonus point win over Exeter Chiefs and for Wasps to lose at London Irish to snatch sixth place in the Premiership and secure European action next season in club stalwart Mark Cueto’s last game.

Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond was frustrated after the game with the result leaving his side eight points adrift of the top six with just two games to play and needing some fortune to qualify for European action next season.