SKY,BBC NW Tonight, Granada, BBC Radio Manchester, Manchester Evening News, Rugby Paper, Daily Telegraph, Times were all in attendance interviewing the coaches and players. Youngster Nathan Fowles made his TV debut on both Granada and BBC NW Tonight and Tommy Taylor was interviewed by the Telegraph. Steve Diamond, Danny Cipriani and Andy Powell were interviewed for television too.

Training went well and Director of Rugby Steve Diamond will be naming his 1-23 squad tomorrow (Friday) morning. The team will travel down to Worcester early evening on Saturday in readiness for the final.

Sale Sharks supporters have been buying tickets all week for the game and are travelling in big numbers down the motorway on Sunday morning.