| Sale (19) 26 |
| Tries: de Klerk, MacGinty, JP du Preez, JL du Preez Cons: De Klerk 3 |
| Gloucester (12.24.4) |
| Tries: Socino 2, Chapman, Hillman-Cooper Cons:Barton 2 |
Sale won a second half fightback to defeat Gloucester and keep their Premiership playoff hopes alive.
Faf de Klerk and AJ MacGinty were on the field to give Sale a 19-12 halftime lead. Santiago Socino responded with two close-range tries.
JL du Preez pushed Sale over from close quarters to take the command at 26-12.
Gloucester was able to close the gap with Charlie Chapman’s intercept try and Louis Hillman Cooper’s debut score, but the hosts held their ground.
We will keep you posted.
Sale: James, Roebuck, R du Preez, Van Rensburg, Reed, MacGinty, de Klerk; Rodd, Ashman, Oosthuizen, JL du Preez, JP du Preez, Ross, Curry, D du Preez.
Replacements: Langdon, McIntyre, Jones, Postlethwaite, Taylor, Warr, Doherty, Metcalf.
Gloucester: Moyle, Carreras, Seabrook, Twelvetrees, Thorley, Barton, Meehan, Elrington, Socino, Balmain, Clarke, Alemanno, Reid, Ludlow, Ackermann.
Replacements: Walker, Ford-Robinson, O’Connor, Davidson, Clement, Chapman, Hillman-Cooper, Morgan.
Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU).