Sale
26 - 27
Exeter
28 Nov 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 6
CorpAcq Stadium
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.
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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
- 0' kickoff
- 4' yellow_card Tom Curry
- 5' penalty Henry Slade
- 10' yellow_card Tom Hooper
- 11' penalty George Ford
- 11' substitution Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 14' penalty George Ford
- 14' yellow_card_complete Tom Curry
- 16' penalty Henry Slade
- 18' penalty George Ford
- 20' yellow_card_complete Tom Hooper
- 24' try Luke James
- 25' conversion George Ford
- 38' penalty George Ford
- 38' substitution Josh Iosefa-Scott
- 40' substitution Josh Hodge
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 46' try Alex Wills
- 47' conversion George Ford
- 50' substitution Will Goodrick-Clarke
- 50' substitution Joseph Dweba
- 54' try Jack Yeandle
- 55' conversion Henry Slade
- 55' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
- 61' try Olly Woodburn
- 61' conversion Henry Slade
- 61' substitution Daniel du Preez
- 61' substitution George Ford
- 64' substitution Gus Warr
- 69' try Scott Sio
- 70' conversion Henry Slade
- 80' full_time