Exeter
26 - 30
Sale
31 May 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 18
Sandy Park
Sale Sharks secured a thrilling 30-26 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park. The match kicked off with Ford giving Sale an early lead through a penalty. Exeter responded with a try from Brown-Bampoe, but Sale quickly regained momentum with tries from Ma'asi-White and Rodd, both converted by Ford. The first half ended with Chiefs down to 14 men after Roots received a yellow card. In the second half, Hodge scored for Exeter, but Sale's Cowan-Dickie answered back with another try. Late in the game, Capstick's try brought Exeter within reach, but Sale held firm to secure the win. Ford's exceptional kicking and leadership were pivotal for the Sharks in this closely contested fixture.
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Weather
Temperature: 19.9°C (Feels like 16.3°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 20.5 km/h, gusting to 37.6 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 93%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 1' penalty George Ford
- 18' try Paul Brown-Bampoe
- 19' substitution Tom Wyatt
- 19' substitution Tom Wyatt
- 19' substitution Tom Wyatt
- 21' penalty George Ford
- 24' try Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
- 25' conversion George Ford
- 32' try Bevan Rodd
- 33' conversion George Ford
- 38' yellow_card Ethan Roots
- 40' substitution Paul Brown-Bampoe
- 40' substitution Paul Brown-Bampoe
- 40' substitution Paul Brown-Bampoe
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 47' yellow_card Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
- 48' yellow_card_complete Ethan Roots
- 49' try Josh Hodge
- 50' substitution Daniel du Preez
- 50' conversion Josh Hodge
- 50' substitution Daniel du Preez
- 50' substitution Daniel du Preez
- 52' penalty George Ford
- 56' substitution Bevan Rodd
- 56' substitution Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 56' substitution Jack Yeandle
- 56' substitution Josh Iosefa-Scott
- 56' substitution Kwenzo Blose
- 56' try Will Haydon-Wood
- 56' substitution Bevan Rodd
- 56' substitution Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 56' substitution Jack Yeandle
- 56' substitution Josh Iosefa-Scott
- 56' substitution Kwenzo Blose
- 56' substitution Bevan Rodd
- 56' substitution Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 56' substitution Jack Yeandle
- 56' substitution Josh Iosefa-Scott
- 56' substitution Kwenzo Blose
- 57' substitution Raffi Quirke
- 57' conversion Josh Hodge
- 57' substitution Raffi Quirke
- 57' substitution Raffi Quirke
- 57' yellow_card_complete Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
- 65' substitution Rusiate Tuima
- 65' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
- 65' substitution Rusiate Tuima
- 65' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
- 65' substitution Rusiate Tuima
- 65' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
- 67' try Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 68' conversion George Ford
- 70' substitution Jonny Hill
- 70' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 70' substitution Joe Carpenter
- 70' substitution Jonny Hill
- 70' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 70' substitution Joe Carpenter
- 70' substitution Jonny Hill
- 70' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 70' substitution Joe Carpenter
- 72' yellow_card Gus Warr
- 73' substitution Arron Reed
- 73' substitution Arron Reed
- 73' substitution Arron Reed
- 76' try Richard Capstick
- 77' conversion Josh Hodge
- 80' full_time