Sale
38 - 17
Bristol
06 Jun 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 18
CorpAcq Stadium
Sale Sharks secured a convincing 38-17 victory over Bristol Bears at CorpAcq Stadium. George Ford was instrumental, scoring the first try and converting all five of Sale's tries. Ben Bamber, Arron Reed, and Joe Carpenter also crossed the line, showcasing Sale's attacking prowess. Bristol's Noah Heward responded with a try, but it was not enough to stem the tide. Tomas Gwilliam added another try for the Bears just before halftime, but Sale led 26-10 at the break. In the second half, Rekeiti Ma'asi-White and Arron Reed both scored again for Sale, ensuring a comfortable lead. Sam Worsley scored a late consolation try for Bristol, but Sale's dominance was evident throughout the match.
Weather
Temperature: 17.9°C (Feels like 15.9°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.0 km/h, gusting to 31.1 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 79%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
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1'
5 - 0
Try
George Ford · Sale
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2'
7 - 0
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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4'
12 - 0
Try
Ben Bamber · Sale
-
5'
14 - 0
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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16'
19 - 0
Try
Arron Reed · Sale
-
17'
21 - 0
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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23'
26 - 0
Try
Joe Carpenter · Sale
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26'
26 - 5
Try
Noah Heward · Bristol
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26'
26 - 7
Conversion
Sam Worsley · Bristol
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27'
Substitution
Alex Wills on for Joe Carpenter · Sale
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28'
Substitution
Max Pepper on for Noah Heward · Bristol
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39'
26 - 12
Try
Tomas Gwilliam · Bristol
- Halftime 26 - 12
- Second Half
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43'
31 - 12
Try
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
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44'
33 - 12
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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44'
Substitution
Sam Wolstenholme on for Joe Jenkins · Bristol
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47'
Substitution
Kenzie Jenkins on for Joe Batley · Bristol
-
47'
Substitution
Reuben Logan on for Tom Curry · Sale
-
52'
Substitution
Lovejoy Chawatama on for Max Lahiff · Bristol
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52'
Substitution
Ollie Harris on for Richard Lane · Bristol
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54'
Substitution
Joe Batley on for Kenzie Jenkins · Bristol
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58'
Substitution
Ralph McEachran on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
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58'
Substitution
Patreece Bell on for James Harper · Sale
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58'
Substitution
Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
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58'
Substitution
Hyron Andrews on for Sam Dugdale · Sale
-
62'
38 - 12
Try
Arron Reed · Sale
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64'
Substitution
Kenzie Jenkins on for Joe Owen · Bristol
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66'
Substitution
Luke James on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
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66'
Substitution
Alfie Longstaff on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
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67'
Substitution
Sam Grahamslaw on for Jake Woolmore · Bristol
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67'
Substitution
Jimmy Halliwell on for James Dun · Bristol
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74'
38 - 17
Try
Sam Worsley · Bristol
- Fulltime 38 - 17
Player ratings
Sale
- 15 Joe Carpenter 7.5
- 14 Tom O'Flaherty 7.2
- 13 Tom Roebuck 6.9
- 12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 8.7
- 11 Arron Reed 9.3
- 10 George Ford 7.9
- 9 Raffi Quirke 8.3
- 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.9
- 2 Nathan Jibulu 8.1
- 3 James Harper 6.4
- 4 Ernst van Rhyn 7.3
- 5 Ben Bamber 8.2
- 6 Sam Dugdale 7.3
- 7 Seb Kelly 7.4
- 8 Tom Curry 7.7
- 16 Alfie Longstaff 6.2
- 17 Ralph McEachran 6.2
- 18 Patreece Bell 6.9
- 19 Hyron Andrews 6.9
- 20 Reuben Logan 6.9
- 21 Gus Warr 5.8
- 22 Luke James 6.2
- 23 Alex Wills 7.0
Bristol
- 15 Richard Lane 5.8
- 14 Noah Heward 7.0
- 13 Jack Bates 6.2
- 12 Joe Jenkins 5.7
- 11 Aidan Boshoff 6.8
- 10 Sam Worsley 7.4
- 9 Harry Randall 6.9
- 1 Jake Woolmore 6.6
- 2 Tomas Gwilliam 7.6
- 3 Max Lahiff 6.7
- 4 James Dun 6.7
- 5 George Taylor 5.9
- 6 Joe Owen 5.3
- 7 Harry Thacker 8.3
- 8 Joe Batley 6.8
- 16 Kieran Hill –
- 17 Sam Grahamslaw 5.7
- 18 Lovejoy Chawatama 5.9
- 19 Jimmy Halliwell 6.0
- 20 Kenzie Jenkins 6.0
- 21 Sam Wolstenholme 5.7
- 22 Max Pepper 6.5
- 23 Ollie Harris 7.5