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.
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
- Kickoff
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1'
0 - 3
Penalty
George Ford · Sale
-
18'
5 - 3
Try
Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter
-
19'
Substitution
Will Haydon-Wood on for Tom Wyatt · Exeter
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19'
Substitution
Will Haydon-Wood on for Tom Wyatt · Exeter
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19'
Substitution
Will Haydon-Wood on for Tom Wyatt · Exeter
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21'
5 - 6
Penalty
George Ford · Sale
-
24'
5 - 11
Try
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
-
25'
5 - 13
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
32'
5 - 18
Try
Bevan Rodd · Sale
-
33'
5 - 20
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
38'
Yellow Card
Ethan Roots · Exeter
-
40'
Substitution
Ross Vintcent on for Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter
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40'
Substitution
Ross Vintcent on for Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter
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40'
Substitution
Ross Vintcent on for Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter
- Halftime 5 - 20
- Second Half
-
47'
Yellow Card
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
-
48'
Yellow Card Complete
Ethan Roots · Exeter
-
49'
10 - 20
Try
Josh Hodge · Exeter
-
50'
Substitution
Sam Dugdale on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
-
50'
12 - 20
Conversion
Josh Hodge · Exeter
-
50'
Substitution
Sam Dugdale on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
-
50'
Substitution
Sam Dugdale on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
-
52'
12 - 23
Penalty
George Ford · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
Simon McIntyre on for Bevan Rodd · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
WillGriff John on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Jimmy Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Scott Sio on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
-
56'
17 - 23
Try
Will Haydon-Wood · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Simon McIntyre on for Bevan Rodd · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
WillGriff John on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Jimmy Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Scott Sio on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Simon McIntyre on for Bevan Rodd · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
WillGriff John on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Jimmy Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
-
56'
Substitution
Scott Sio on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
-
57'
Substitution
Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
-
57'
19 - 23
Conversion
Josh Hodge · Exeter
-
57'
Substitution
Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
-
57'
Substitution
Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
-
57'
Yellow Card Complete
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
-
65'
Substitution
Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
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65'
Substitution
Martin Moloney on for Jacques Vermeulen · Exeter
-
65'
Substitution
Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
-
65'
Substitution
Martin Moloney on for Jacques Vermeulen · Exeter
-
65'
Substitution
Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
-
65'
Substitution
Martin Moloney on for Jacques Vermeulen · Exeter
-
67'
19 - 28
Try
Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
-
68'
19 - 30
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Ben Bamber on for Jonny Hill · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Tadgh McElroy on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Luke James on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Ben Bamber on for Jonny Hill · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Tadgh McElroy on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Luke James on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Ben Bamber on for Jonny Hill · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Tadgh McElroy on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
-
70'
Substitution
Luke James on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
-
72'
Yellow Card
Gus Warr · Sale
-
73'
Substitution
Alex Wills on for Arron Reed · Sale
-
73'
Substitution
Alex Wills on for Arron Reed · Sale
-
73'
Substitution
Alex Wills on for Arron Reed · Sale
-
76'
24 - 30
Try
Richard Capstick · Exeter
-
77'
26 - 30
Conversion
Josh Hodge · Exeter
- Fulltime 26 - 30
Player ratings
Exeter
- 15 Josh Hodge 7.7
- 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe 7.4
- 13 Henry Slade 6.7
- 12 Tamati Tua 6.7
- 11 Tom Wyatt 5.9
- 10 Harvey Skinner 5.2
- 9 Stu Townsend 6.7
- 1 Kwenzo Blose 6.4
- 2 Jack Yeandle 6.4
- 3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 5.2
- 4 Rusiate Tuima 6.3
- 5 Franco Molina 6.3
- 6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.7
- 7 Richard Capstick 6.9
- 8 Ethan Roots 4.9
- 16 Dan Frost 5.7
- 17 Scott Sio 6.2
- 18 Jimmy Roots 5.8
- 19 Christ Tshiunza 6.0
- 20 Martin Moloney 6.3
- 21 Tom Cairns –
- 22 Will Haydon-Wood 6.4
- 23 Ross Vintcent 6.2
Sale
- 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 7.2
- 4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.2
- 5 Jonny Hill 6.7
- 6 Jean-Luc du Preez 7.7
- 7 Ben Curry 7.3
- 8 Daniel du Preez 6.9
- 16 Tadgh McElroy 6.7
- 17 Simon McIntyre 6.9
- 18 WillGriff John 7.1
- 19 Ben Bamber 7.1
- 20 Sam Dugdale 6.5
- 21 Gus Warr 5.0
- 22 Luke James 6.0
- 23 Alex Wills –
- 15 Joe Carpenter 6.7
- 14 Tom O'Flaherty 6.3
- 13 Robert du Preez 7.4
- 12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 7.6
- 11 Arron Reed 8.2
- 10 George Ford 7.6
- 9 Raffi Quirke 7.2
- 1 Bevan Rodd 7.9
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 8.3