Danny Cipriani offered surprise reprieve by Sale for Premiership game against Worcester If the festive period has given Cipriani the opportunity to reflect on salvaging his career at Sale, he knows he must deliver tonight in a game the North West club are desperate to win after just one victory, against London Irish, in their 11 Premiership games to date. Sale have seen only glimpses of Cipriani's vaunted attacking prowess since his move from Super 15 side Melbourne Rebels. Such a public dressing down from Kennedy and Mitchell suggests his time to deliver may be running out. Tonight's match, however, represents the perfect platform to prove his worth. Despite such a poor first half to their campaign, a bonus-point victory would see Mitchell's side close the gap with Irish, who are second from bottom. "Everyone is trying to find a bit extra - that's what we have to do," said Sale captain David Seymour. The buzzword can be momentum. It's amazing how after two or three wins, you can be in a completely different place. We need to get a hold of that by getting a massive result this week, the following week and the week after that. Worcester have their sights on moving into the top six and into contention for a place in next season's Heineken Cup. "Three or four games ago I think we dispelled any thoughts about worrying about relegation," said Worcester's director of rugby Richard Hill, who has named an unchanged side as they seek their first win on the road after an undefeated run at Sixways. We have turned our attention to getting into the top six. We knew this seven-match run [that started against Saracens and finishes with Leicester] would dictate whether we could get into the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup and the top six of the Aviva Premiership. With wins over Saracens and London Welsh, and a losing bonus point away at Quins, it is a realistic option. But we have two huge games to really push home the advantage. If we can beat Sale and maintain our home record against Leicester then we will be serious contenders. London Welsh have appointed former Wales second row Tony Copsey as their new chief executive. The former lock played for the Scarlets, Saracens and London Welsh before becoming managing director at Harlequins and then chief executive of Wasps. He replaces managing director John Taylor, who becomes the club's vice-chairman, and starts his new job on Jan 1. "It is a real privilege and extremely exciting to be asked to help lead this challenge," said Copsey. London Welsh forward Greg Bateman and centre Hudson Tonga'uiha have signed new deals with the Premiership club. Meanwhile, Harlequins" match against London Irish at Twickenham on Saturday has been confirmed as an 82,000 sell-out. It is the second successive season that the defending champions have sold out their "Big Game" fixture at headquarters.