Premiership Rugby : Premiership Match Centre : Preview: Newcastle Falcons V Sale Sharks.

Wasps secured a home quarter final in the Amlin Challenge Cup with a comfortable bonus-point victory over French side Bordeaux-Begles in Pool Three at Adams Park.

Edinburgh advanced to the knockout stage of the Heineken Cup for the first time in eight years when they produced some scintillating rugby to sweep aside a London Irish side that offered little in an attacking sense at Murrayfield.

Exeter Chiefs claimed a historic Amlin Challenge Cup victory over European giants Perpignan to claim their first appearance in a European quarter-final in style.

The new Aviva Premiership Rugby season begins at Edgeley Park for the second successive year: Sale beat Leicester there 15-12 twelve months ago. The Sharks finished off last campaign with four successive defeats.

Newcastle Falcons only victory in round one of a new Premiership season since 2004 was 33-12 at home to Sale in 2007. The Falcons' most recent away game was also at Edgeley Park, where they beat the Sharks 32-30 in round 21 last season.

Newcastle have won on three of their last four visits to Stockport.

Referee: Dean Richards (37th Premiership game)

Date	Home	Score	Away	Att
29/1/12	Newcastle Falcons	37 - 7	Sale Sharks	4,095
26/12/11	Sale Sharks	27 - 19	Newcastle Falcons	9,045
7/1/11	Newcastle Falcons	19 - 19	Sale Sharks	4,225

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