Sale 26 - 27 Exeter

Full time

28 Nov 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

CorpAcq Stadium

Sale vs Exeter head to head

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Exeter Chiefs narrowly defeated Sale Sharks 27-26 in a thrilling Premiership encounter at CorpAcq Stadium. The match began with both teams exchanging penalties, with Slade and Ford taking early points for their sides. Sale's Curry was carded early but returned to the field to see his team score a try through James, converted by Ford. Exeter responded with tries from Yeandle and Woodburn, showcasing their attacking prowess. Sale's Ford was influential, contributing with multiple penalties and a try assist. In a tense finish, Sio's late try clinched victory for Exeter. The match highlighted the resilience of both teams, but Exeter emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 6.8°C (Feels like 1.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 16.6 km/h, gusting to 36.1 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 23%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Yellow Card

Tom Curry · Sale
5'

Penalty

Henry Slade · Exeter

0 - 3
10'

Yellow Card

Tom Hooper · Exeter
11'

Penalty

George Ford · Sale

3 - 3
11'

Substitution

James Harper on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
14'

Penalty

George Ford · Sale

6 - 3
14'

Yellow Card Complete

Tom Curry · Sale
16'

Penalty

Henry Slade · Exeter

6 - 6
18'

Penalty

George Ford · Sale

9 - 6
20'

Yellow Card Complete

Tom Hooper · Exeter
24'

Try

Luke James · Sale

14 - 6
25'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

16 - 6
38'

Penalty

George Ford · Sale

19 - 6
38'

Substitution

Bachuki Tchumbadze on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
40'

Substitution

Ben Hammersley on for Josh Hodge · Exeter
Halftime 19 - 6
Second Half
46'

Try

Alex Wills · Sale

24 - 6
47'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

26 - 6
50'

Substitution

Scott Sio on for Will Goodrick-Clarke · Exeter
50'

Substitution

Jack Yeandle on for Joseph Dweba · Exeter
54'

Try

Jack Yeandle · Exeter

26 - 11
55'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 13
55'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
61'

Try

Olly Woodburn · Exeter

26 - 20
61'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 15
61'

Substitution

Tom Burrow on for Daniel du Preez · Sale
61'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for George Ford · Sale
64'

Substitution

Raffi Quirke on for Gus Warr · Sale
69'

Try

Scott Sio · Exeter

26 - 25
70'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 27
Fulltime 26 - 27

Player ratings

Sale

15 Luke James 8.6
14 Tom O'Flaherty 6.0
13 Robert du Preez 6.6
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 7.0
11 Alex Wills 8.7
10 George Ford 6.9
9 Gus Warr 6.2
1 Simon McIntyre 6.6
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 8.2
3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 5.6
4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.6
5 Ben Bamber 6.8
6 Jacques Vermeulen 7.1
7 Tom Curry 6.6
8 Daniel du Preez 5.8
16 Nathan Jibulu 6.4
17 Tumy Onasanya –
18 James Harper 6.5
19 Tom Burrow 6.3
20 Hyron Andrews –
21 Raffi Quirke 6.1
22 Marius Louw 5.6
23 Regan Grace –

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 6.5
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 8.0
13 Henry Slade 7.3
12 Len Ikitau 6.1
11 Olly Woodburn 7.0
10 Harvey Skinner 6.8
9 Charlie Chapman 6.1
1 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.2
2 Joseph Dweba 7.5
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.4
4 Dafydd Jenkins 8.2
5 Andrea Zambonin 6.6
6 Tom Hooper 6.2
7 Ethan Roots 8.0
8 Greg Fisilau 6.4
16 Jack Yeandle 7.7
17 Scott Sio 7.1
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze 6.8
19 Lewis Pearson –
20 Kane James –
21 Tom Cairns –
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Ben Hammersley 6.5