Titi set for Premiership debut

Titi Lamositele has been named on the bench for Saracens as the Aviva Premiership club hosts Sale Sharks in their season opener at Allianz Park on Saturday. The US Eagles prop fills in for Juan Figallo as reserve tighthead after the Argentine was called up to the Pumas’ World Cup squad this week. Lamositele is in his second year with Saracens and appeared in one previous senior fixture last season, coming on as a replacement against Exeter in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Saracens also have American skipper Chris Wyles and second row Hayden Smith on their books, though they have not been named in the match day roster. Thretton Palamo has been loaned to London Welsh for the season, while Argentines Figallo and Marcelo Bosch are currently away on World Cup duty.

Sale’s Canadian winger Phil Mackenzie is not in their lineup. His contract was extended despite spending much of last season on the injury list and appearing in only three Anglo-Welsh games during the 2014/15 campaign. This will be Mackenzie’s third season with Sale after moving from London Welsh.

SARACENS
1 Rhys Gill 2 Jamie George 3 Petrus du Plessis 4 Maro Itoje (capt.) 5 Jim Hamilton 6 Michael Rhodes 7 Kelly Brown 8 Jackson Wray 9 Neil de Kock 10 Charlie Hodgson 11 Mike Ellery 12 Duncan Taylor 13 Tim Streather 14 Chris Ashton 15 Alex Goode

16 Dave Porecki 17 Mako Vunipola 18 Titi Lamositele 19 George Kruis 20 Will Fraser 21 Ben Spencer 22 Nick Tompkins 23 Ben Ransom

Sale Sharks
1 Ross Harrison 2 Tommy Taylor 3 Brian Mujati 4 Josh Beaumont 5 Bryn Evans 6 Daniel Braid (capt.) 7 David Seymour 8 Mark Easter 9 Chris Cusiter 10 Danny Cipriani 11 Will Addison 12 Sam Tu’itupou 13 Sam James 14 Tom Arscott 15 Mike Haley

16 Neil Briggs 17 James Flynn 18 Vadim Cobilas 19 Jonathan Mills 20 Magnus Lund 21 Peter Stringer 22 Nick Macleod 23 Mark Jennings