Sale 21 - 26 Glasgow

Full time

05 Dec 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 1 Round 1

CorpAcq Stadium

Sale vs Glasgow head to head

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Glasgow Warriors defeated Sale Sharks 26-21 in a thrilling Champions Cup clash at CorpAcq Stadium. The Sharks initially took the lead with tries from van Rhyn and Davies, both converted by du Preez, putting them ahead 14-0. However, the Warriors responded strongly, scoring three tries in the first half, including a crucial brace from Darge and Hiddleston, with Hastings converting both to give them a 19-14 lead at halftime. In the second half, Kyle Steyn extended the Warriors' lead early on, with Hastings again converting. Sale's Louw managed a late try, converted by du Preez, narrowing the gap to 21-26. Despite their efforts, the Sharks could not find a way to secure a win. This result marked another close contest between the two teams, following a previous victory for the Warriors last December.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 7.8°C (Feels like -0.6°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 32.3 km/h, gusting to 64.6 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Ernst van Rhyn · Sale

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

7 - 0
16'

Substitution

Ollie Davies on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
19'

Try

Ollie Davies · Sale

12 - 0
19'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

14 - 0
31'

Try

Gregor Hiddleston · Glasgow

14 - 5
39'

Try

Rory Darge · Glasgow

14 - 10
40'

Conversion

Adam Hastings · Glasgow

14 - 12
Halftime 14 - 12
Second Half
42'

Try

Kyle Steyn · Glasgow

14 - 17
43'

Conversion

Adam Hastings · Glasgow

14 - 19
47'

Substitution

Tumy Onasanya on for Simon McIntyre · Sale
47'

Substitution

James Harper on for WillGriff John · Sale
50'

Substitution

Ben Curry on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
50'

Substitution

Gus Warr on for Arron Reed · Sale
50'

Substitution

Hyron Andrews on for Tom Burrow · Sale
50'

Substitution

Seb Stephen on for Gregor Hiddleston · Glasgow
50'

Substitution

Ethan Caine on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
54'

Try

Stafford McDowall · Glasgow

14 - 24
55'

Conversion

Adam Hastings · Glasgow

14 - 26
56'

Substitution

Gregor Brown on for Rory Darge · Glasgow
56'

Substitution

Jamie Dobie on for George Horne · Glasgow
56'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Nathan McBeth · Glasgow
56'

Substitution

Sam Talakai on for Zander Fagerson · Glasgow
58'

Substitution

Alex Craig on for Max Williamson · Glasgow
61'

Substitution

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
62'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Ethan Caine · Sale
65'

Try

Marius Louw · Sale

19 - 26
66'

Conversion

Robert du Preez · Sale

21 - 26
71'

Substitution

Ethan Caine on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
77'

Substitution

Ally Miller on for Matt Fagerson · Glasgow
Fulltime 21 - 26

Player ratings

Sale

15 Arron Reed 7.3
14 Tom O'Flaherty 6.2
13 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 6.1
12 Marius Louw 7.6
11 Alex Wills 6.4
10 Robert du Preez 6.3
9 Raffi Quirke 6.3
1 Simon McIntyre 7.0
2 Nathan Jibulu 7.8
3 WillGriff John 6.7
4 Tom Burrow 6.5
5 Ben Bamber 7.8
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.4
7 Ernst van Rhyn 8.7
8 Tom Curry 7.3
16 Ethan Caine 6.1
17 Tumy Onasanya 5.9
18 James Harper 5.7
19 Hyron Andrews 6.4
20 Ben Curry 6.5
21 Gus Warr 6.8
22 Ollie Davies 6.1
23 Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr 5.9

Glasgow

15 Josh McKay 8.9
14 Kyle Steyn 9.0
13 Stafford McDowall 7.9
12 Sione Tuipulotu 7.5
11 Ollie Smith 6.9
10 Adam Hastings 7.0
9 George Horne 6.8
1 Nathan McBeth 7.1
2 Gregor Hiddleston 8.1
3 Zander Fagerson 7.4
4 Max Williamson 7.0
5 Scott Cummings 6.1
6 Matt Fagerson 8.0
7 Rory Darge 7.8
8 Jack Dempsey 8.3
16 Seb Stephen 7.1
17 Rory Sutherland 6.5
18 Sam Talakai 5.9
19 Alex Craig 7.0
20 Gregor Brown 7.1
21 Ally Miller –
22 Jamie Dobie 6.4
23 Dan Lancaster –