Clermont
14 - 35
Sale
13 Dec 2025
Stage: Pool 1 Round 2
Stade Marcel Michelin
Sale Sharks secured a convincing 35-14 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup at Stade Marcel Michelin. The away side took an early lead with a try from O'Flaherty, quickly followed by a response from Clermont's Fall. However, Sale's Louw and Reed extended their lead with two more tries before half-time, aided by du Preez's penalty and conversion. Clermont fought back briefly with a try from Zamora shortly after the break, but Sale maintained their dominance. The Sharks added further tries from Bedlow and Wills, showcasing their attacking prowess. Du Preez's kicking was impeccable, contributing significantly to the scoreboard. Overall, Sale's disciplined performance and strategic play overwhelmed Clermont, leaving them with a tough home defeat.
Weather
Temperature: 11.2°C (Feels like 13.3°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 2.9 km/h, gusting to 6.2 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 0%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
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2'
0 - 5
Try
Tom O'Flaherty · Sale
-
9'
5 - 5
Try
Yerim Fall · Clermont
-
10'
7 - 5
Conversion
Sebastien Bezy · Clermont
-
18'
7 - 10
Try
Marius Louw · Sale
-
24'
7 - 13
Penalty
Robert du Preez · Sale
-
36'
7 - 18
Try
Arron Reed · Sale
-
37'
7 - 20
Conversion
Robert du Preez · Sale
- Halftime 7 - 20
- Second Half
-
42'
Yellow Card
Arron Reed · Sale
-
45'
Substitution
Lucas Zamora on for Sebastien Bezy · Clermont
-
46'
12 - 20
Try
Lucas Zamora · Clermont
-
47'
14 - 20
Conversion
Lucas Zamora · Clermont
-
48'
Substitution
Harry Plummer on for Irae Simone · Clermont
-
48'
Substitution
Tevita Ratuva on for Thomas Ceyte · Clermont
-
48'
Substitution
Pio Muarua on for Selevasio Tolofua · Clermont
-
48'
Substitution
Giorgi Akhaladze on for Sacha Lotrian · Clermont
-
49'
Substitution
Tumy Onasanya on for Simon McIntyre · Sale
-
51'
Substitution
Ethan Caine on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
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51'
Substitution
James Harper on for WillGriff John · Sale
-
52'
14 - 23
Penalty
Robert du Preez · Sale
-
52'
Yellow Card Complete
Arron Reed · Sale
-
55'
Substitution
Gus Warr on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
-
55'
Substitution
Sebastien Bezy on for Lucas Zamora · Clermont
-
57'
Substitution
Seilala Lam on for Etienne Fourcade · Clermont
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59'
Substitution
Hyron Andrews on for Tom Burrow · Sale
-
66'
Substitution
Raffi Quirke on for Arron Reed · Sale
-
66'
Substitution
Tristan Woodman on for Ben Curry · Sale
-
68'
14 - 28
Try
Joe Bedlow · Sale
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69'
14 - 30
Conversion
Robert du Preez · Sale
-
72'
14 - 35
Try
Alex Wills · Sale
-
73'
Substitution
Lucas Zamora on for Sebastien Bezy · Clermont
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73'
Substitution
Giga Tutisani on for Cristian Ojovan · Clermont
-
73'
Substitution
Alex Newsome on for Alivereti Raka · Clermont
-
74'
Substitution
Ollie Davies on for Marius Louw · Sale
-
74'
Substitution
Irae Simone on for Axel Guillaud · Clermont
-
76'
Substitution
Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr on for Alex Wills · Sale
-
77'
Substitution
Arron Reed on for Raffi Quirke · Sale
- Fulltime 14 - 35
Player ratings
Clermont
- 15 Axel Guillaud 6.0
- 14 Yerim Fall 6.4
- 13 Timeo Frier 8.1
- 12 George Moala 7.5
- 11 Alivereti Raka 6.7
- 10 Irae Simone 5.5
- 9 Sebastien Bezy 6.4
- 1 Sacha Lotrian 6.4
- 2 Etienne Fourcade 6.3
- 3 Cristian Ojovan 6.1
- 4 Rob Simmons 6.7
- 5 Thomas Ceyte 6.3
- 6 Killian Tixeront 5.9
- 7 Marcos Kremer 5.8
- 8 Selevasio Tolofua 6.6
- 16 Seilala Lam 5.9
- 17 Giorgi Akhaladze 6.7
- 18 Giga Tutisani –
- 19 Tevita Ratuva 6.0
- 20 Pio Muarua 6.3
- 21 Lucas Zamora 6.5
- 22 Harry Plummer 5.9
- 23 Alex Newsome –
Sale
- 15 Arron Reed 6.3
- 14 Tom O'Flaherty 7.6
- 13 Joe Bedlow 7.4
- 12 Marius Louw 7.7
- 11 Alex Wills 8.1
- 10 Robert du Preez 7.9
- 9 Raffi Quirke 8.1
- 1 Simon McIntyre 7.5
- 2 Nathan Jibulu 6.9
- 3 WillGriff John 6.6
- 4 Tom Burrow 7.2
- 5 Ben Bamber 6.5
- 6 Jacques Vermeulen 7.4
- 7 Ernst van Rhyn 6.8
- 8 Ben Curry 6.5
- 16 Ethan Caine 6.8
- 17 Tumy Onasanya 6.9
- 18 James Harper 5.9
- 19 Hyron Andrews 6.6
- 20 Tristan Woodman 6.3
- 21 Gus Warr 6.4
- 22 Ollie Davies –
- 23 Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr –