SALE Sharks host rivals Gloucester at Edgeley Park this Friday night in their final home Zurich Premiership match of the 2004/05 season.
There could hardly be more at stake as the Sharks must win to keep themselves on pace to bring Heineken Cup rugby back to Stockport next season.
Following Saturday&apos;s loss away at Leicester, the Sharks&apos; now sit fourth in the Zurich Premiership table with 51 points, two points behind third-placed Bath and two ahead of fifth-placed Saracens.
A top three finish and a place in the Premiership semi-finals is still the aim of Philippe Saint Andre&apos;s team.
Sharks haven&apos;t beaten Gloucester since their 38-20 victory at Edgeley Park last season.
Steve Hanley [left] was the hero on that night, notching up a hat-trick of tries.
Supporters can expect similar levels of try-scoring firepower from Hanley and Mark Cueto, who have six tries between them in the last three games.
In addition, the Sharks starting XV is expected to feature four British Lions - Charlie Hodgson, Andy Titterrell, Andrew Sheridan and Jason Robinson.
Supporters are encouraged to bring their used rugby kit to Edgeley Park on Friday night to donate to the IRB&apos;s SOS Kit Aid charity.
SOS Kit Aid collects redundant rugby kit from the UK and puts it to good use by providing it to players in developing nations in Eastern Europe. Georgia, Romania and Ukraine are just a few of the nations hoping to put your used rugby kit to good use.
Last Wednesday night the entire Sharks&apos; squad, along with nearly 500 supporters, turned up to the Tetley&apos;s Talk Sharks event at Edgeley Park.
Supporters were treated to a light-hearted question and answer session with Sharks&apos; stars Jason White, Bryan Redpath, Jason Robinson and Mark Cueto.
Representatives of nearly 50 of the North West&apos;s amateur rugby clubs were in attendance.
Sharks Marketing Manager Nathan Bombrys gave a brief presentation of the partnership between Sharks and the region&apos;s clubs, which included a renewed commitment to help the clubs increase participation as well as more support to the clubs who are regular attendees at Sharks matches.
The final home match of the 2004/05 season will be the second leg of the European Challenge Cup semi-final against Irish side Connacht on Sunday, April 24.
The Territorial Army&apos;s Royal Lancashire Artillery Regiment Band will be performing pre-match.
They are expected to bring along artillery guns to ensure plenty of big bangs before kick-off.
The crowd for Friday night&apos;s match against Gloucester is expected to be near capacity.