Northampton 47 - 21 Sale

Full time

20 Dec 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton vs Sale head to head

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Northampton Saints delivered a commanding performance against Sale Sharks, winning 47-21 at cinch Stadium. The Saints quickly established dominance with early tries from Pollock, Hendy, and Thame, with Fin Smith converting all three. Sale responded with a try from O'Flaherty, converted by du Preez, but Northampton continued to extend their lead with scores from Kemeny and Hendy before halftime. After the break, Hendy added another try, followed by a score from Furbank, maintaining the pressure on Sale. The Sharks managed to score through Reed and O'Flaherty, but it was not enough to shift momentum. Northampton's Thame received a yellow card, yet the Saints capitalized on their home advantage and sealed the game with a final try from Pearson. Smith's exceptional kicking contributed significantly to the victory as Northampton dominated both territory and possession.

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Weather

Temperature: 7.1°C (Feels like 3.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 15.9 km/h, gusting to 27.6 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 39%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Henry Pollock · Northampton

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

7 - 0
11'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

12 - 0
16'

Try

Toby Thame · Northampton

17 - 0
17'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

19 - 0
23'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

19 - 2
23'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

19 - 7
32'

Try

Josh Kemeny · Northampton

24 - 7
33'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

26 - 7
40'

Substitution

James Harper on for WillGriff John · Sale
Halftime 26 - 7
Second Half
46'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

31 - 7
47'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

33 - 7
50'

Substitution

Daniel du Preez on for Tom Burrow · Sale
50'

Substitution

Robbie Smith on for Craig Wright · Northampton
51'

Substitution

Danilo Fischetti on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
51'

Substitution

Cleopas Kundiona on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
52'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

33 - 12
52'

Substitution

Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
53'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

33 - 14
54'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
54'

Substitution

Ollie Sleightholme on for George Hendy · Northampton
54'

Substitution

Callum Chick on for Henry Pollock · Northampton
55'

Yellow Card

Toby Thame · Northampton
55'

Substitution

Hyron Andrews on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
57'

Try

Arron Reed · Sale

33 - 19
58'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

33 - 21
58'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Simon McIntyre · Sale
60'

Try

George Furbank · Northampton

38 - 21
61'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

40 - 21
63'

Substitution

Tommy Freeman on for Fraser Dingwall · Northampton
65'

Substitution

Tristan Woodman on for Tom Curry · Sale
65'

Yellow Card Complete

Toby Thame · Northampton
66'

Substitution

Chunya Munga on for JJ van der Mescht · Northampton
66'

Substitution

Ollie Davies on for Tom O'Flaherty · Sale
73'

Substitution

Tom James on for Alex Mitchell · Northampton
76'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

45 - 21
76'

Substitution

Emmanuel Iyogun on for Danilo Fischetti · Northampton
77'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

47 - 21
Fulltime 47 - 21

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Furbank 8.5
14 George Hendy 8.4
13 Toby Thame 5.4
12 Fraser Dingwall 6.5
11 Edoardo Todaro 7.7
10 Fin Smith 8.6
9 Alex Mitchell 7.8
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 7.6
2 Craig Wright 7.9
3 Trevor Davison 6.7
4 Alex Coles 7.6
5 JJ van der Mescht 7.6
6 Josh Kemeny 9.4
7 Tom Pearson 8.8
8 Henry Pollock 8.1
16 Robbie Smith 6.8
17 Danilo Fischetti 7.1
18 Cleopas Kundiona 6.0
19 Chunya Munga 6.1
20 Callum Chick 7.0
21 Tom James –
22 Tommy Freeman 6.3
23 Ollie Sleightholme 6.2

Sale

15 Arron Reed 8.1
14 Tom O'Flaherty 7.4
13 Joe Bedlow 6.9
12 Marius Louw 5.8
11 Alex Wills 6.6
10 Robert du Preez 6.7
9 Raffi Quirke 6.5
1 Simon McIntyre 6.4
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.1
3 WillGriff John 6.6
4 Tom Burrow 7.1
5 Ben Bamber 5.6
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.7
7 Ernst van Rhyn 6.5
8 Tom Curry 6.6
16 Nathan Jibulu 6.3
17 Tumy Onasanya 5.9
18 James Harper 5.6
19 Hyron Andrews 5.9
20 Daniel du Preez 6.0
21 Gus Warr 5.7
22 Ollie Davies 5.8
23 Tristan Woodman 5.8