Sale 33 - 47 Leicester

Full time

17 May 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 16

CorpAcq Stadium

Sale vs Leicester head to head

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In a thrilling Premiership clash, Leicester Tigers defeated Sale Sharks 47-33 at CorpAcq Stadium. The Tigers started strong with an early try by Chessum, converted by O'Connor, quickly followed by Blamire and Moro, establishing a 19-5 lead. Sale fought back with tries from Roebuck and Vermeulen, but Leicester maintained their advantage with a brace from Heyes before halftime. After the break, Hassell-Collins and Van Rhyn exchanged scores, but it was the Tigers who dominated, adding tries from Dugdale and Reed. George Ford's excellent kicking kept the scoreboard ticking for Leicester, contributing significantly to their victory. Orlando Bailey's performance for Sale was commendable, scoring multiple conversions and a try. Ultimately, the Tigers showcased their prowess, securing another win over Sale in a high-scoring encounter.

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Weather

Temperature: 13.1°C (Feels like 9.1°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 16.0 km/h, gusting to 34.2 km/h Humidity: 58% Cloud Cover: 79%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Ollie Chessum · Leicester

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

James O'Connor · Leicester

0 - 7
8'

Try

Tom Roebuck · Sale

5 - 7
12'

Substitution

Solomone Kata on for James O'Connor · Leicester
14'

Try

Jamie Blamire · Leicester

5 - 12
15'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

5 - 14
22'

Try

Joaquin Moro · Leicester

5 - 19
23'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

5 - 21
30'

Try

Jacques Vermeulen · Sale

10 - 21
30'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

12 - 21
38'

Try

Joe Heyes · Leicester

12 - 26
39'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

12 - 28
40'

Substitution

Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
Halftime 12 - 28
Second Half
42'

Try

Will Wand · Leicester

12 - 33
43'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

12 - 35
43'

Substitution

Hyron Andrews on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
49'

Substitution

Olly Cracknell on for Joaquin Moro · Leicester
50'

Try

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester

12 - 40
51'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Archie van der Flier on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Cameron Henderson on for George Martin · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Seb Kelly on for Tom Curry · Sale
51'

Substitution

Arron Reed on for Tom O'Flaherty · Sale
55'

Try

Archie van der Flier · Leicester

12 - 45
56'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

12 - 47
56'

Substitution

Patreece Bell on for James Harper · Sale
57'

Substitution

Tom Whiteley on for Orlando Bailey · Leicester
59'

Substitution

Wills Austin on for Alfie Longstaff · Sale
61'

Substitution

Ralph McEachran on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
65'

Try

Ernst van Rhyn · Sale

19 - 47
65'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

14 - 47
69'

Try

Sam Dugdale · Sale

24 - 47
70'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

26 - 47
71'

Substitution

Hamish Watson on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
71'

Substitution

Ollie Davies on for Tom Roebuck · Sale
77'

Try

Arron Reed · Sale

31 - 47
78'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

33 - 47
Fulltime 33 - 47

Player ratings

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 8.7
14 Tom Roebuck 7.3
13 Luke James 6.0
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 7.1
11 Tom O'Flaherty 5.7
10 George Ford 6.7
9 Raffi Quirke 5.8
1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.9
2 Alfie Longstaff 7.0
3 James Harper 5.9
4 Ernst van Rhyn 7.0
5 Ben Bamber 7.3
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.6
7 Sam Dugdale 7.5
8 Tom Curry 6.0
16 Wills Austin 5.9
17 Ralph McEachran 6.0
18 Patreece Bell 6.2
19 Hyron Andrews 5.3
20 Seb Kelly 6.5
21 Gus Warr 6.2
22 Ollie Davies –
23 Arron Reed 8.1

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 7.2
14 Adam Radwan 6.7
13 Will Wand 10.0
12 Orlando Bailey 7.2
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 8.7
10 James O'Connor 6.3
9 Jack van Poortvliet 8.1
1 Nicky Smith 6.5
2 Jamie Blamire 7.4
3 Joe Heyes 7.7
4 George Martin 6.8
5 Ollie Chessum 7.4
6 Hanro Liebenberg 6.9
7 Tommy Reffell 6.2
8 Joaquin Moro 7.7
16 Charlie Clare 6.8
17 Archie van der Flier 8.1
18 Will Hurd 6.8
19 Cameron Henderson 6.2
20 Olly Cracknell 6.6
21 Hamish Watson –
22 Tom Whiteley 5.8
23 Solomone Kata 7.4