Sale 39 - 25 Leicester

Full time

01 Dec 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Salford City Stadium

Sale Sharks secured a convincing 39-25 victory over Leicester Tigers at Salford City Stadium. The home side started strong with tries from Daniel du Preez and Bevan Rodd, while Leicester's Nicky Smith responded with an early try. Handre Pollard's penalties kept Leicester within reach, but Sale's Arron Reed scored twice shortly after halftime to extend their lead. Luke Cowan-Dickie added another try for Sale, showcasing their dominance. Despite a late try from George Martin for Leicester, Sale's Robert du Preez contributed with critical conversions and a penalty. The match highlighted Sale's attacking prowess, with Reed and du Preez being standout performers. Ultimately, Sale Sharks' aggressive play and solid defense earned them a well-deserved win.

Weather

Temperature: 12.7°C (Feels like 10.0°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.3 km/h, gusting to 30.2 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 84%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Try

Nicky Smith · Leicester

0 - 5
18'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

0 - 8
21'

Try

Daniel du Preez · Sale

5 - 8
24'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

5 - 11
31'

Try

Bevan Rodd · Sale

10 - 11
32'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

12 - 11
Halftime 12 - 11
Second Half
41'

Try

Arron Reed · Sale

17 - 11
45'

Substitution

Will Wand on for Anthony Watson · Leicester
46'

Try

Arron Reed · Sale

22 - 11
50'

Try

Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale

27 - 11
51'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

29 - 11
51'

Substitution

James Cronin on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Jed Holloway on for Tom Manz · Leicester
52'

Yellow Card

Joe Heyes · Leicester
53'

Substitution

Jean-Luc du Preez on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
56'

Try

Freddie Steward · Leicester

29 - 16
57'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

29 - 18
57'

Substitution

Will Addison on for Tom Curry · Sale
58'

Substitution

Jamie Shillcock on for Handre Pollard · Leicester
60'

Substitution

Simon McIntyre on for Bevan Rodd · Sale
60'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Tommy Reffell · Leicester
61'

Substitution

James Harper on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
62'

Yellow Card Complete

Joe Heyes · Leicester
63'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
63'

Substitution

Sam Dugdale on for Gus Warr · Sale
63'

Substitution

Raffi Quirke on for Luke James · Sale
65'

Try

Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale

34 - 18
66'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

36 - 18
66'

Substitution

Tommy Reffell on for Dan Cole · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
67'

Substitution

Tom Burrow on for Hyron Andrews · Sale
71'

Penalty

Robert du Preez · Sale

39 - 18
71'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
71'

Substitution

Archie Vanes on for Charlie Clare · Leicester
72'

Substitution

Tadgh McElroy on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
78'

Try

George Martin · Leicester

39 - 23
79'

Conversion

Jamie Shillcock · Leicester

39 - 25
Fulltime 39 - 25

Player ratings

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 5.9
14 Tom Roebuck 6.7
13 Robert du Preez 7.4
12 Luke James 8.0
11 Arron Reed 7.3
10 George Ford 6.0
9 Gus Warr 6.2
1 Bevan Rodd 7.1
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 8.3
3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 7.5
4 Ernst van Rhyn 7.5
5 Hyron Andrews 6.4
6 Tom Curry 7.4
7 Ben Curry 7.2
8 Daniel du Preez 7.9
16 Tadgh McElroy –
17 Simon McIntyre 6.5
18 James Harper 6.3
19 Jean-Luc du Preez 7.1
20 Tom Burrow 6.2
21 Sam Dugdale 6.4
22 Raffi Quirke 6.3
23 Will Addison 6.5

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.6
14 Anthony Watson 5.5
13 Izaia Perese 7.3
12 Solomone Kata 7.4
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.8
10 Handre Pollard 6.1
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.2
1 Nicky Smith 6.5
2 Charlie Clare 6.1
3 Joe Heyes 5.5
4 George Martin 6.8
5 Tom Manz 6.3
6 Hanro Liebenberg 6.3
7 Tommy Reffell 6.0
8 Olly Cracknell 7.1
16 Archie Vanes –
17 James Cronin 5.5
18 Dan Cole –
19 Jed Holloway 6.7
20 Emeka Ilione –
21 Ben Youngs 5.7
22 Jamie Shillcock 5.6
23 Will Wand 6.1