Leicester 36 - 35 Sale

Full time

25 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

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In a nail-biting clash at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers narrowly defeated Sale Sharks 36-35. Adam Radwan was instrumental for the Tigers, scoring two tries early in the match. James O'Connor's kicking kept the scoreboard ticking, converting both Radwan’s tries and adding a penalty. Sale's Tom O'Flaherty and Luke James responded with tries, but the Tigers maintained their lead into halftime, 21-14. A flurry of tries marked the second half, with both teams exchanging scores, including a key try from Emeka Ilione for Leicester. Sale's late resurgence featured a hat-trick from Luke James, but George Ford's conversions were not enough to clinch victory. Ultimately, Leicester held on for a thrilling one-point win, securing their third consecutive victory over Sale.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 8.5°C (Feels like 2.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 24.3 km/h, gusting to 46.4 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 14%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

5 - 0
17'

Penalty

James O'Connor · Leicester

8 - 0
19'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
31'

Substitution

Luke Cowan-Dickie on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
34'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

13 - 0
35'

Conversion

James O'Connor · Leicester

15 - 0
37'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

15 - 5
38'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

15 - 7
Halftime 15 - 7
Second Half
41'

Try

Cameron Henderson · Leicester

20 - 7
42'

Conversion

James O'Connor · Leicester

22 - 7
46'

Try

Luke James · Sale

22 - 12
47'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

22 - 14
47'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
48'

Substitution

Arron Reed on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
49'

Try

Emeka Ilione · Leicester

27 - 14
50'

Conversion

James O'Connor · Leicester

29 - 14
51'

Substitution

Billy Searle on for James O'Connor · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Daniel du Preez on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
53'

Try

Luke James · Sale

29 - 19
54'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

29 - 21
54'

Substitution

Raffi Quirke on for Gus Warr · Sale
54'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Tristan Woodman · Sale
58'

Try

Tom Whiteley · Leicester

34 - 21
59'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

36 - 21
59'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
60'

Try

Tom Roebuck · Sale

36 - 26
61'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

36 - 28
62'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for James Harper · Sale
62'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Nicky Smith · Sale
64'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Tom Whiteley · Leicester
67'

Substitution

Ollie Allan on for Izaia Perese · Leicester
70'

Try

Luke James · Sale

36 - 33
71'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

36 - 35
72'

Substitution

Harry Wells on for Cameron Henderson · Leicester
Fulltime 36 - 35

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.2
14 Adam Radwan 8.6
13 Izaia Perese 7.3
12 Solomone Kata 7.8
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.2
10 James O'Connor 7.6
9 Tom Whiteley 7.5
1 Nicky Smith 7.2
2 Jamie Blamire 6.6
3 Joe Heyes 7.0
4 Cameron Henderson 7.9
5 Ollie Chessum 7.0
6 Hanro Liebenberg 7.7
7 Tommy Reffell 7.4
8 Olly Cracknell 7.6
16 Charlie Clare 6.8
17 Tarek Haffar 5.9
18 Will Hurd 6.3
19 Harry Wells –
20 Emeka Ilione 7.6
21 Ollie Allan 6.1
22 Billy Searle 6.4
23 Orlando Bailey –

Sale

15 Luke James 8.6
14 Tom Roebuck 6.3
13 Robert du Preez 6.4
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 5.5
11 Tom O'Flaherty 7.8
10 George Ford 7.5
9 Gus Warr 5.9
1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.4
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.5
3 James Harper 5.7
4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.3
5 Ben Bamber 6.9
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.2
7 Tristan Woodman 7.0
8 Sam Dugdale 7.7
16 Nathan Jibulu 6.5
17 Tumy Onasanya 6.3
18 Patreece Bell –
19 Tom Burrow –
20 Daniel du Preez 6.0
21 Raffi Quirke 6.6
22 Marius Louw 5.8
23 Arron Reed 6.5