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Ospreys v Sale Sharks kick-off time, TV channel, live stream info and team news for Champions Cup clash

The Ospreys get their Heineken Champions Cup campaign off to a start this weekend with a visit from Sale Sharks.

Alex Sanderson's side have had a tough start to the season in the Gallagher Premiership but boast the firepower to cause problems at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Here's all the key details...

What time is Ospreys v Sale kick-off?

Ospreys v Sale takes place on Sunday, December 12, and kick-off is at 1pm at the Swansea.com Stadium.

What TV channel is Ospreys v Sale on? What about live streaming?

The Ospreys v Sale clash is being shown exclusively live on BT Sport in the UK.

If you are not already a subscriber, you can get BT Sport for £25 per month here.

Subscribers can get a live stream of BT Sport on their website.

You can also follow live match updates via WalesOnline from Sunday lunchtime.

What's the team news?

Ospreys: Mat Protheroe; Alex Cuthbert, Michael Collins, Owen Watkin, Luke Morgan; Gareth Anscombe, Rhys Webb (C); Gareth Thomas, Sam Parry, Tomas Francis; Rhys Davies, Adam Beard; Will Griffiths, Jac Morgan, Morgan Morris.

Reps: Elvis Taione, Nicky Smith, Tom Botha, Jack Regan, Ethan Roots, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Josh Thomas, Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler.

Sale: Simon Hammersley; Thomas Roebuck, Robert de Preez, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Marland Yarde; AJ MacGinty, Raffi Quirke; Bevan Rodd, Ewan Ashman, Nick Schonert; Jean-Luz du Preez, Lood de Jager; Tom Curry (C), Ben Curry, Dan du Preez.

Reps: Tommy Taylor, Ross Harrison, Coenie Oosthuizen, JP du Prees, Sam Dugdale, Fergus Warr, Sam James, Luke James.

What have the coaches said?

Ospreys head coach Toby Booth: "I know the premiership teams pretty well from my time there. Alex Sanderson is doing a good job with them.

"They’re playing very well but not probably getting the results they deserve.

"They’re a tough team and this is a group of tough games for us.

"They’re physically above anything else. There’s a high South African influence in their squad make-up.

"They’re very clinical in certain areas of their game which makes them hard to beat.

"I can see some similarities from what Alex has taken from Saracens. We’ll need to be good in the little parts of the game to eek some advantage.

"When we get those opportunities, we need to be clinical."

Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson: "It's going to be tough down there, I'm under no illusions.

"They've got good kickers both in Anscombe and Myler so we have to be disciplined.

"We've got to get all our fundamentals right, the breakdown is going to be crucial."

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