Sale 23 - 32 Bath

Full time

26 Jan 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 11

Salford City Stadium

Bath Rugby triumphed over Sale Sharks with a score of 32-23 in a closely contested match. Arron Reed opened the scoring for Sale with an early try, followed by a penalty from Robert du Preez. Bath responded with a try from Ruaridh McConnochie, showcasing their attacking prowess. Finn Russell's kicking was pivotal for Bath, converting several tries and adding a penalty. Max Ojomoh and Tom Carr-Smith further extended Bath's lead, making it difficult for Sale to catch up. Despite a late try from Joe Carpenter for Sale, Bath's strong performance secured their victory. The match highlighted Finn Russell's impactful playmaking and du Preez's consistent scoring for Sale.

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Weather

Temperature: 5.4°C (Feels like -4.7°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 32.5 km/h, gusting to 66.7 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
17'

Try

Arron Reed · Sale

5 - 0
22'

Penalty

Robert du Preez · Sale

8 - 0
24'

Try

Ruaridh McConnochie · Bath

8 - 5
26'

Substitution

Tye Raymont on for WillGriff John · Sale
27'

Try

Robert du Preez · Sale

13 - 5
32'

Substitution

Ross Molony on for Charlie Ewels · Bath
38'

Penalty

Robert du Preez · Sale

16 - 5
39'

Substitution

Ewan Richards on for Josh Bayliss · Bath
40'

Substitution

Charlie Ewels on for Ross Molony · Bath
Halftime 16 - 5
Second Half
42'

Try

Ruaridh McConnochie · Bath

16 - 10
43'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

16 - 12
45'

Substitution

Jonny Hill on for Hyron Andrews · Sale
53'

Try

Max Ojomoh · Bath

16 - 17
54'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

16 - 19
54'

Substitution

Billy Sela on for Thomas du Toit · Bath
55'

Substitution

Tom Carr-Smith on for Louis Schreuder · Bath
58'

Substitution

Francois van Wyk on for Beno Obano · Bath
58'

Substitution

Tom Dunn on for Niall Annett · Bath
61'

Substitution

Jaco Coetzee on for Alfie Barbeary · Bath
62'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Bath

16 - 22
65'

Substitution

Ben Bamber on for Sam Dugdale · Sale
65'

Substitution

Thomas du Toit on for Billy Sela · Bath
67'

Substitution

Nye Thomas on for Gus Warr · Sale
67'

Substitution

Ross Molony on for Quinn Roux · Bath
70'

Substitution

Tadgh McElroy on for Ethan Caine · Sale
71'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Simon McIntyre · Sale
71'

Substitution

Sam Bedlow on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
74'

Try

Tom Carr-Smith · Bath

16 - 27
75'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

16 - 29
79'

Try

Joe Carpenter · Sale

21 - 29
80'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

23 - 29
83'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Bath

23 - 32
Fulltime 23 - 32

Player ratings

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 7.2
14 Tom O'Flaherty 7.4
13 Will Addison 6.6
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 7.2
11 Arron Reed 8.0
10 Robert du Preez 6.7
9 Gus Warr 6.5
1 Simon McIntyre 7.3
2 Ethan Caine 6.5
3 WillGriff John 6.7
4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.5
5 Hyron Andrews 6.4
6 Jean-Luc du Preez 7.0
7 Sam Dugdale 6.7
8 Daniel du Preez 6.3
16 Tadgh McElroy 6.0
17 Tumy Onasanya –
18 Tye Raymont 6.2
19 Jonny Hill 6.2
20 Ben Bamber 6.0
21 Nye Thomas 6.1
22 Alex Wills –
23 Sam Bedlow –

Bath

15 Tom de Glanville 6.5
14 Joe Cokanasiga 7.3
13 Max Ojomoh 6.8
12 Will Butt 6.8
11 Ruaridh McConnochie 9.2
10 Finn Russell 7.3
9 Louis Schreuder 6.4
1 Beno Obano 6.8
2 Niall Annett 6.5
3 Thomas du Toit 6.8
4 Quinn Roux 7.4
5 Charlie Ewels 6.6
6 Josh Bayliss 7.1
7 Miles Reid 7.4
8 Alfie Barbeary 7.0
16 Tom Dunn 6.6
17 Francois van Wyk 6.6
18 Billy Sela 6.5
19 Ross Molony 6.0
20 Ewan Richards 7.5
21 Tom Carr-Smith 7.4
22 Orlando Bailey –
23 Jaco Coetzee 6.5