Sale 24 - 34 Bristol

Full time

26 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

CorpAcq Stadium

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Bristol Bears secured a 34-24 victory against Sale Sharks at CorpAcq Stadium. Sale opened the scoring with a try from Cowan-Dickie, converted by Ford, but Bristol quickly responded with two tries from Rees-Zammit. Ford added a penalty to give Sale a brief lead, yet Bristol dominated the latter part of the first half, scoring two more tries and a penalty to end the half up 20-10. In the second half, O'Flaherty and Gwilliam exchanged tries, keeping the game competitive. Despite Sale's efforts, including another conversion from Ford, Bristol maintained their lead through consistent scoring. Randall's performance for Bristol was pivotal, scoring two tries and facilitating play. This match highlighted the Bears' resilience and attacking prowess, marking a significant win in the Premiership.

Broadcasters

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

Weather

Temperature: 18.8°C (Feels like 17.4°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 12.2 km/h, gusting to 23.7 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 68%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale

5 - 0
7'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

7 - 0
12'

Try

Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol

7 - 5
15'

Penalty

George Ford · Sale

10 - 5
18'

Substitution

Alex Lozowski on for Rekeiti Ma'asi-White · Sale
23'

Try

Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol

10 - 10
31'

Penalty

James Williams · Bristol

10 - 13
38'

Try

Harry Randall · Bristol

10 - 18
39'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

10 - 20
Halftime 10 - 20
Second Half
42'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

15 - 20
43'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

17 - 20
51'

Substitution

Nicky Smith on for Bevan Rodd · Sale
51'

Substitution

Tomas Francis on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
51'

Substitution

Elia Canakaivata on for Ben Bamber · Sale
52'

Substitution

Steven Luatua on for Luka Ivanishvili · Bristol
56'

Try

Harry Randall · Bristol

17 - 27
56'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

17 - 22
57'

Substitution

Christ Tshiunza on for Ernst van Rhyn · Sale
58'

Substitution

Max Pepper on for AJ MacGinty · Bristol
61'

Substitution

George Taylor on for Pedro Rubiolo · Bristol
61'

Substitution

Jake Woolmore on for Ellis Genge · Bristol
61'

Substitution

Nathan Jibulu on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · Sale
66'

Substitution

Jimmy Halliwell on for George Kloska · Bristol
68'

Try

Tom O'Flaherty · Sale

22 - 27
69'

Conversion

George Ford · Sale

24 - 27
69'

Substitution

Kieran Marmion on for Harry Randall · Bristol
69'

Substitution

Tomas Gwilliam on for Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
69'

Substitution

Sam Dugdale on for Jacques Vermeulen · Sale
72'

Try

Tomas Gwilliam · Bristol

24 - 32
73'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

24 - 34
75'

Substitution

Benjamin Grondona on for Joe Owen · Bristol
Fulltime 24 - 34

Player ratings

Sale

15 Joe Carpenter 9.3
14 Tom O'Flaherty 8.6
13 Joe Marchant 7.7
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 5.9
11 Arron Reed 6.5
10 George Ford 5.7
9 Xavier Roe 6.3
1 Bevan Rodd 6.6
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.4
3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 7.1
4 Ernst van Rhyn 6.4
5 Ben Bamber 6.0
6 Courtney Lawes 6.2
7 Tom Curry 6.9
8 Jacques Vermeulen 6.7
16 Nathan Jibulu 5.9
17 Nicky Smith 6.1
18 Tomas Francis 6.0
19 Christ Tshiunza 5.9
20 Sam Dugdale 5.6
21 Gus Warr –
22 Alex Lozowski 5.8
23 Elia Canakaivata 6.8

Bristol

15 Tom Jordan 6.8
14 Louis Rees-Zammit 8.0
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 6.7
12 James Williams 7.3
11 Gabriel Ibitoye 6.9
10 AJ MacGinty 6.0
9 Harry Randall 8.0
1 Ellis Genge 6.5
2 Gabriel Oghre 7.7
3 George Kloska 6.2
4 Pedro Rubiolo 6.5
5 Joe Batley 6.5
6 Joe Owen 6.8
7 Luka Ivanishvili 6.6
8 Fitz Harding 7.8
16 Tomas Gwilliam 6.8
17 Jake Woolmore 6.3
18 Jimmy Halliwell 6.4
19 George Taylor 6.4
20 Steven Luatua 6.2
21 Kieran Marmion 6.2
22 Max Pepper 6.5
23 Benjamin Grondona –