Quins
33 - 52
Sale
25 Apr 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 14
Twickenham Stoop
In a thrilling encounter at the Twickenham Stoop, Sale Sharks triumphed over Harlequins with a score of 52-33. Sam Dugdale opened the scoring for Sale with an early try, followed by another from Alfie Longstaff. Marcus Smith responded for Harlequins, but Sale's George Ford was instrumental throughout, adding crucial tries and conversions. The home side rallied with multiple tries from Guido Petti and Jamie Benson, yet Sale's attacking prowess proved too strong. Ford continued to display his kicking skills, successfully converting seven times and scoring a try himself. Though Harlequins fought back valiantly with late tries, it wasn't enough to close the gap. This victory marked another impressive performance from Sale, extending their dominance over Harlequins in recent encounters.
Weather
Temperature: 19.0°C (Feels like 20.4°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 1.9 km/h, gusting to 9.6 km/h Humidity: 26% Cloud Cover: 38%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
-
1'
0 - 5
Try
Sam Dugdale · Sale
-
6'
0 - 10
Try
Alfie Longstaff · Sale
-
7'
0 - 12
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
14'
5 - 12
Try
Chandler Cunningham-South · Quins
-
15'
7 - 12
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
-
17'
Substitution
Marius Louw on for Robert du Preez · Sale
-
20'
12 - 12
Try
Guido Petti · Quins
-
21'
14 - 12
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
-
24'
19 - 12
Try
Jamie Benson · Quins
-
25'
21 - 12
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
-
28'
21 - 17
Try
George Ford · Sale
-
29'
21 - 19
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
31'
21 - 24
Try
Tom O'Flaherty · Sale
-
40'
Substitution
Sam Riley on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
- Halftime 21 - 24
- Second Half
-
47'
Substitution
Will Evans on for Joe Launchbury · Quins
-
48'
26 - 24
Try
Hayden Hyde · Quins
-
50'
Substitution
Tumy Onasanya on for Ralph McEachran · Sale
-
50'
Substitution
James Harper on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
-
50'
Substitution
Ollie Streeter on for Joe Jones · Quins
-
56'
31 - 24
Try
Sam Riley · Quins
-
56'
Substitution
Seb Kelly on for Tristan Woodman · Sale
-
56'
Substitution
Kieran Treadwell on for Chandler Cunningham-South · Quins
-
57'
33 - 24
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
-
59'
33 - 29
Try
James Harper · Sale
-
60'
33 - 31
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
61'
Substitution
Ethan Clarke on for Will Hobson · Quins
-
68'
33 - 38
Try
Sam Dugdale · Sale
-
68'
33 - 33
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
69'
Substitution
Zach Carr on for Alex Dombrandt · Quins
-
73'
Substitution
Ethan Caine on for Alfie Longstaff · Sale
-
73'
Substitution
Hyron Andrews on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
-
75'
33 - 43
Try
Tumy Onasanya · Sale
-
77'
33 - 45
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
-
77'
Substitution
Dom Hanson on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
-
79'
33 - 50
Try
Tom Roebuck · Sale
-
80'
33 - 52
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
- Fulltime 33 - 52
Player ratings
Quins
- 15 Jamie Benson 8.2
- 14 Cameron Anderson 7.4
- 13 Luke Northmore 7.2
- 12 Bryn Bradley 7.8
- 11 Hayden Hyde 6.8
- 10 Marcus Smith 6.8
- 9 Lucas Friday 5.3
- 1 Will Hobson 5.9
- 2 George Turner 6.0
- 3 Joe Jones 5.1
- 4 Chandler Cunningham-South 6.9
- 5 Joe Launchbury 5.9
- 6 Guido Petti 8.5
- 7 Jack Kenningham 6.4
- 8 Alex Dombrandt 7.3
- 16 Sam Riley 6.8
- 17 Ethan Clarke 5.9
- 18 Ollie Streeter 5.6
- 19 Kieran Treadwell 5.9
- 20 Zach Carr 5.9
- 21 Will Evans 5.5
- 22 Jack Grant –
- 23 Sean Kerr –
Sale
- 15 Tom O'Flaherty 8.4
- 14 Tom Roebuck 8.5
- 13 Robert du Preez 6.3
- 12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 7.4
- 11 Arron Reed 5.9
- 10 George Ford 8.2
- 9 Gus Warr 6.7
- 1 Ralph McEachran 5.9
- 2 Alfie Longstaff 8.1
- 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.1
- 4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.3
- 5 Ben Bamber 7.0
- 6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.6
- 7 Tristan Woodman 6.9
- 8 Sam Dugdale 8.6
- 16 Ethan Caine –
- 17 Tumy Onasanya 7.2
- 18 James Harper 7.1
- 19 Hyron Andrews –
- 20 Seb Kelly 6.4
- 21 Dom Hanson –
- 22 Marius Louw 5.9
- 23 Ollie Davies –