Sale Sharks are swapping blue for orange as they host Saracens in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

The game is being played in aid of Once Upon a Smile, the children’s bereavement charity which provides emotional and practical support to bereaved families at their time of need.

The first team will wear a limited-edition orange shirt featuring the logo of the charity, on November 10 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Mark Cueto, Sale Sharks Commercial Director said: “It will be great to see our boys running out in Once Upon a Smile’s colours. They do fantastic work in the community and I know the team will be wearing their shirt with more pride than ever.

We are very grateful to our sponsors for their support of this initiative, and it’s great to work together in aid of such a worthwhile cause.”

The logo will join those of corporate partners Together, Litmos, Morson and headline sponsor UKFast.

Limited numbers of replica shirts will be available for supporters to order from the club shop with a percentage of proceeds going to the charity, alongside a percentage of the ticket sales.

Daniel Jilling, Once Upon a Smile Co-Founder, said: “We are passionate about sport and supporting our local community, so we are delighted to get onboard as one of the chosen charities.

For us as a local charity to be working alongside the team is exciting, and to be given the opportunity to tell more people about what we do is one we are very grateful for.

“We also love the orange kit the team will be playing in and can’t wait to see the squad run out in charity colours.”

At half-time, Mark Cueto MBE, Sale Sharks ambassador and commercial director, will be dusting off his boots alongside club legends Sammy Tuitupou and Eifion Lewis-Roberts in a catching competition against some of Once Upon a Smile’s celebrity football team.

Hospitality-goers will have the chance to bid on the match worn and signed shirts in a silent auction, as well as a range of other exclusive and unique prizes, with all proceeds going to charity.

The game will fall on Remembrance Sunday and the team will wear poppies on their shirts, and The Royal British Legion and The Samaritans will be at the AJ Bell Stadium to show their support.