Northampton 47 - 17 Sale

Full time

18 Oct 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton Saints delivered a commanding performance against Sale Sharks, finishing with a score of 47-17. The home side quickly established dominance, with Tommy Freeman scoring an early try, followed by George Furbank and Ollie Sleightholme adding to the tally. Fin Smith's accurate kicking ensured a steady flow of points from conversions. Despite a brief response from Sale's Luke Cowan-Dickie, who scored a try, the Saints continued to pull away. The Sharks struggled with discipline, including a yellow card for Alex Wills, which further hampered their efforts. Joe Carpenter scored a consolation try for Sale, but it was too little, too late. Overall, Northampton's powerful attack and cohesive play secured a decisive victory at Franklin's Gardens.

Weather

Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 9.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 19.0 km/h, gusting to 34.7 km/h Humidity: 77% Cloud Cover: 92%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Penalty

Robert du Preez · Sale

0 - 3
3'

Try

Tommy Freeman · Northampton

5 - 3
4'

Substitution

Curtis Langdon on for Robbie Smith · Northampton
7'

Try

George Furbank · Northampton

10 - 3
8'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

12 - 3
12'

Try

Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale

12 - 8
13'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

12 - 10
17'

Substitution

James Ramm on for George Furbank · Northampton
18'

Yellow Card

Alex Wills · Sale
20'

Try

Ollie Sleightholme · Northampton

17 - 10
21'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

19 - 10
23'

Try

Tom James · Northampton

24 - 10
24'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

26 - 10
24'

Substitution

George Furbank on for James Ramm · Northampton
26'

Try

Ollie Sleightholme · Northampton

31 - 10
27'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

33 - 10
28'

Yellow Card Complete

Alex Wills · Sale
33'

Substitution

Luke James on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
36'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

38 - 10
36'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

40 - 10
40'

Substitution

Joe Carpenter on for Luke James · Sale
Halftime 40 - 10
Second Half
45'

Try

Joe Carpenter · Sale

40 - 15
46'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

40 - 17
46'

Substitution

Tom Curtis on for Sam Bedlow · Sale
54'

Substitution

James Ramm on for George Hendy · Northampton
54'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
54'

Substitution

Elliot Millar Mills on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
56'

Substitution

Ben Bamber on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
56'

Substitution

James Harper on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
56'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Simon McIntyre · Sale
57'

Substitution

Tom Litchfield on for Rory Hutchinson · Northampton
57'

Substitution

Callum Hunter-Hill on for Gavin Thornbury · Northampton
59'

Substitution

Nye Thomas on for Gus Warr · Sale
60'

Try

James Ramm · Northampton

45 - 17
61'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

47 - 17
62'

Substitution

Sam Dugdale on for Hyron Andrews · Sale
65'

Substitution

Luke James on for Waisea Nayacalevu · Sale
69'

Substitution

Archie McParland on for George Furbank · Northampton
69'

Substitution

Harry Thompson on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
71'

Substitution

Josh Kemeny on for Tom Pearson · Northampton
Fulltime 47 - 17

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Furbank 7.7
14 George Hendy 8.0
13 Tommy Freeman 8.3
12 Rory Hutchinson 7.1
11 Ollie Sleightholme 8.4
10 Fin Smith 7.3
9 Tom James 6.9
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.7
2 Robbie Smith –
3 Trevor Davison 5.6
4 Gavin Thornbury 6.4
5 Chunya Munga 6.6
6 Angus Scott-Young 6.6
7 Tom Pearson 7.3
8 Henry Pollock 7.3
16 Curtis Langdon 7.4
17 Tarek Haffar 6.5
18 Elliot Millar Mills 6.4
19 Callum Hunter-Hill 6.1
20 Josh Kemeny –
21 Archie McParland 6.4
22 Tom Litchfield 6.4
23 James Ramm 8.8

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 8.5
14 Tom Roebuck 6.2
13 Waisea Nayacalevu 6.0
12 Sam Bedlow 6.2
11 Alex Wills 4.3
10 Robert du Preez 6.7
9 Gus Warr 6.2
1 Simon McIntyre 6.4
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.1
3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.0
4 Ernst van Rhyn 5.9
5 Hyron Andrews 5.6
6 Tom Curry 7.3
7 Ben Curry 5.7
8 Daniel du Preez 6.9
16 Harry Thompson 6.1
17 Tumy Onasanya 6.3
18 James Harper 5.9
19 Ben Bamber 6.0
20 Sam Dugdale 5.9
21 Nye Thomas 5.3
22 Tom Curtis 5.4
23 Luke James 5.9