Gloucester 19 - 15 Sale

Full time

08 May 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Kingsholm

Gloucester vs Sale head to head

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Gloucester Rugby triumphed over Sale Sharks with a final score of 19-15 at Kingsholm. Sale took an early lead with tries from Longstaff and O'Flaherty, both converted by Ford, putting them ahead 12-0. Gloucester responded with Loader's try, followed by a conversion from Barton, narrowing the gap to 12-7 at halftime. In the second half, Gloucester's Atkinson scored a try, converting it himself to take the lead at 14-12. Ford then added a drop goal for Sale, regaining a fleeting advantage at 15-14. However, Atkinson scored another try late in the game, sealing the victory for Gloucester. This hard-fought match highlighted strong performances from both teams, particularly Atkinson for the home side and Ford for Sale.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 14.6°C (Feels like 14.0°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 7.2 km/h, gusting to 21.0 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 82%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Alfie Longstaff · Sale

0 - 5
23'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

0 - 10
24'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

0 - 12
36'

Try

Ben Loader · Gloucester

5 - 12
37'

Conversion

George Barton · Gloucester

7 - 12
Halftime 7 - 12
Second Half
43'

Substitution

Caolan Englefield on for Tomos Williams · Gloucester
45'

Substitution

Tristan Woodman on for Ben Bamber · Sale
48'

Substitution

James Harper on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
48'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Ralph McEachran · Sale
50'

Try

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

12 - 12
51'

Conversion

George Barton · Gloucester

14 - 12
51'

Substitution

Luke James on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
54'

Substitution

Wills Austin on for Alfie Longstaff · Sale
57'

Substitution

Ciaran Knight on for Afolabi Fasogbon · Gloucester
57'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Seb Blake · Gloucester
57'

Substitution

Dian Bleuler on for Val Rapava-Ruskin · Gloucester
58'

Substitution

Arron Reed on for Tom Roebuck · Sale
60'

Substitution

Seb Kelly on for Sam Dugdale · Sale
61'

Substitution

Jack Clement on for Will Trenholm · Gloucester
61'

Substitution

Deian Gwynne on for James Venter · Gloucester
64'

Substitution

Sam Dugdale on for Tristan Woodman · Sale
65'

Substitution

Dom Hanson on for Gus Warr · Sale
73'

Drop Goal

George Ford · Sale

14 - 15
77'

Try

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

19 - 15
Fulltime 19 - 15

Player ratings

Gloucester

15 George Barton 6.7
14 Will Joseph 6.5
13 Max Llewellyn 7.0
12 Seb Atkinson 7.8
11 Ben Loader 7.7
10 Charlie Atkinson 9.5
9 Tomos Williams 7.2
1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 6.4
2 Seb Blake 7.1
3 Afolabi Fasogbon 5.9
4 Arthur Clark 7.4
5 Matias Alemanno 7.1
6 Freddie Thomas 7.0
7 James Venter 7.1
8 Will Trenholm 7.1
16 Jack Innard 6.3
17 Dian Bleuler 6.7
18 Ciaran Knight 6.3
19 Danny Eite –
20 Deian Gwynne 6.2
21 Jack Clement 6.4
22 Caolan Englefield 6.7
23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud –

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 6.1
14 Tom Roebuck 7.5
13 Marius Louw 5.3
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 5.7
11 Tom O'Flaherty 8.1
10 George Ford 7.5
9 Gus Warr 6.3
1 Ralph McEachran 5.8
2 Alfie Longstaff 8.5
3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.2
4 Hyron Andrews 7.0
5 Ben Bamber 5.8
6 Ernst van Rhyn 6.4
7 Jacques Vermeulen 7.3
8 Sam Dugdale 5.6
16 Wills Austin 6.5
17 Tumy Onasanya 5.4
18 James Harper 6.4
19 Tristan Woodman 6.3
20 Seb Kelly 6.1
21 Dom Hanson 6.0
22 Luke James 5.7
23 Arron Reed 5.3