Starting Lineup
Subs
Opposition Lineup
15
Joseph Carpenter
14
Tom Roebuck
13
Robert du Preez
12
Sam Bedlow
11
Tom O'Flaherty
10
George Ford
9
Gus Warr
1
Bevan Rodd
2
Luke Cowan-Dickie
3
Asher Opoku-Fordjour
4
Ben Bamber
5
Jonny Hill
6
Ernst Van Rhyn
7
Tom Curry
8
Jean-Luc du Preez
Subs
16
Tadgh McElroy
17
Simon McIntyre
18
WillGriff John
19
Hyron Andrews
20
Sam Dugdale
21
Nye Thomas
22
Will Addison
23
Arron Reed
| pos | team | team name | pld | w | d | l | f | a | diff | tf | ta | tb | lb | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | | Sale SharksSAL | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 356 | 322 | 34 | 46 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
8 |  | Northampton SaintsNOR | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 337 | 343 | -6 | 46 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
Full Time
Sale Sharks
27
Northampton Saints
24
That’s full time here at Salford Stadium.
Alex Mitchell adds the conversion too!
(76 mins)
TRYYYY DINGWALL!!
That’s the bonus-point try for Saints as Fraser Dingwall spins out of a tackle and across the tryline!
(75 mins)
Tom Litdchfield replaces Burger Ogentaal for Saints.
(74 mins)
Saints are found offside as Sale attack and George Ford adds three points for the hosts from the tee.
(65 mins)
Tom Pearson replaces Henry Pollock for Saints.
(64 mins)
Tarek Haffar and Luke Green enter play for Saints, with Emmanuel Iyogun and Trevor Davison making way.
(61 mins)
Two changes for Saints, Chunya Munga and Angus Scott-Young are replaced by Temo Mayanavanua and Juarno Augustus.
(48 mins)
George Ford converts the score.
(48 mins)
Try Sale.
The home side’s driving maul gets going and it's Bevan Rodd who grounds the ball for Sale.
(47 mins)
46
Sale are back to full strength as George Ford returns from the sin bin.
(46 mins)
41
Alex Mitchell’s conversion goes wide though.
(41 mins)
TRYYY POLLOCK!!
What a try! The No. 8 breaks free, chips the ball over the last man and regathers to score!
(41 mins)
Fraser Dingwall has passed his HIA and is back on for Saints, with Tom Litchfield making way.
(40 mins)
40
WE’RE BACK UNDERWAY!
Alex Mitchell gets us restarted here at Salford Stadium.
And that’s half-time here at Salford Stadium.
HIA for Fraser Dingwall and Tom Litchfield takes his place for Saints.
(39 mins)
It's a yellow card for George Ford who hits Burger Odendaal high in a tackle.
(36 mins)
Alex Mitchell adds his first conversion in Saints colours too!
(30 mins)
TRYYYY FREEMAN!
What a line! Tommy Freeman cuts through Sale’s line off the lineout and races in untouched!
(29 mins)
24
Saints are back up to full strength as Tommy Freeman returns to the field.
(24 mins)
Try Sale.
It's Tom Roebuck again after Joe Carpenter slices through a gap in Saints’ depleted line.
(22 mins)
20
Saints are back to 14 as Tom James returns to the field.
(20 mins)
TRYYYY IYOGUN!
Saints hit back! Fraser Dingwall takes a penalty quickly and sets Henry Pollock free, the No. 8 makes it up to the 22 before Alex Coles finds Emmanuel Iyogun for the score on the left!
(18 mins)
George Ford adds the conversion.
(17 mins)
Try Sale.
It's Tom Roebuck who’s over out wide as Sale stretch Saints’ defence.
(16 mins)
Tommy Freeman attempts to intercept a loose Sale pass but is sent to the sin bin by referee Hamish Smales for a deliberate knock on and Saints go down to 13.
(13 mins)
Tom James is sent to the sin bin for a high tackle on Tom Roebuckk in the build up to the try.
(9 mins)
TRY SALE.
The home side pressure in Saints’ 22 and it's eventually Tom O’Flaherty who spins out of contact and scores out wide.
(9 mins)
HERE WE GO!
We’re underway at Salford Stadium as George Ford gets us underway.