Sharks in at deep end as injured star duo to miss Clermont trip

SALE SHARKS will enter a Heineken Cup cauldron today without two of their main ingredients — England World Cup stars Mathew Tait and Andrew Sheridan.

But Sharks boss Philippe Saint-Andre has talked up both players’ fitness prospects for a crunch Edgeley Park encounter with European champions Munster tomorrow week.

Full-back Tait (sore hamstring) and prop Sheridan (arm) both miss the opening Pool One appointment with Saint-Andre’s former club Clermont Auvergne at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin.