Leicester 36 - 35 Sale

● full_time 80 minutes

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.

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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

0' kickoff
8' try Adam Radwan
17' penalty James O'Connor
19' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
31' substitution Nathan Jibulu
34' try Adam Radwan
35' conversion James O'Connor
37' try Tom O'Flaherty
38' conversion George Ford
40' half_time
40' second_half
41' try Cameron Henderson
42' conversion James O'Connor
46' try Luke James
47' conversion George Ford
47' substitution Olly Cracknell
48' substitution Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
49' try Emeka Ilione
50' conversion James O'Connor
51' substitution James O'Connor
51' substitution Jamie Blamire
51' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
53' try Luke James
54' conversion George Ford
54' substitution Gus Warr
54' substitution Tristan Woodman
58' try Tom Whiteley
59' conversion Billy Searle
59' substitution Joe Heyes
60' try Tom Roebuck
61' conversion George Ford
62' substitution James Harper
62' substitution Nicky Smith
64' substitution Tom Whiteley
67' substitution Izaia Perese
70' try Luke James
71' conversion George Ford
72' substitution Cameron Henderson
80' full_time