Sale
28 - 24
Quins
11 Oct 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 3
CorpAcq Stadium
Sale Sharks triumphed over Harlequins 28-24 in a thrilling Premiership clash at CorpAcq Stadium. Harlequins started strong with tries from Riley and Smith, taking a 10-0 lead. Sale responded with an impressive try from Canakaivata, followed by a conversion from Ford to bring the score to 7-10. After a back-and-forth first half, Sale narrowed Harlequins' lead to just three points by halftime. In the second half, Harlequins extended their lead with another try from Riley, making it 24-14. However, Sale fought back, scoring tries from Bamber and a penalty try, securing victory in the final minutes. Ford's consistent kicking and leadership were instrumental in Sale's comeback and eventual win.
Weather
Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 13.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.3 km/h, gusting to 14.2 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 69%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
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2'
0 - 5
Try
Sam Riley · Quins
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7'
0 - 10
Try
Marcus Smith · Quins
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10'
5 - 10
Try
Elia Canakaivata · Sale
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11'
7 - 10
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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18'
7 - 15
Try
Marcus Smith · Quins
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18'
7 - 17
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
-
37'
12 - 17
Try
Gus Warr · Sale
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38'
14 - 17
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
- Halftime 14 - 17
- Second Half
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45'
Substitution
Luke Cowan-Dickie on for Nathan Jibulu · Sale
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45'
Substitution
Tomas Francis on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour · Sale
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45'
Substitution
Marius Louw on for Alex Lozowski · Sale
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47'
Substitution
Lucas Schmid on for Seb Driscoll · Quins
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51'
Substitution
Ben Curry on for Elia Canakaivata · Sale
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52'
14 - 22
Try
Sam Riley · Quins
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53'
14 - 24
Conversion
Marcus Smith · Quins
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55'
Substitution
Harry Johnson-Holmes on for Will Hobson · Quins
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55'
Substitution
Jack Walker on for Sam Riley · Quins
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56'
Substitution
Ollie Streeter on for Simon Kerrod · Quins
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56'
Substitution
Guido Petti on for James Dun · Quins
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56'
Substitution
Ponipate Loganimasi on for Arron Reed · Sale
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62'
19 - 24
Try
Ben Bamber · Sale
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63'
21 - 24
Conversion
George Ford · Sale
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63'
Substitution
Lucas Friday on for Will Porter · Quins
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63'
Substitution
Sam Riley on for Jack Walker · Quins
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63'
Substitution
Sam Dugdale on for Christ Tshiunza · Sale
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63'
Substitution
Si McIntyre on for Nicky Smith · Sale
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63'
Substitution
Oscar Beard on for Luke Northmore · Quins
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64'
Substitution
Dom Hanson on for Tom O'Flaherty · Sale
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72'
Yellow Card
Sam Riley · Quins
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73'
28 - 24
Penalty Try
No Player · Sale
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76'
Substitution
Will Hobson on for Bryn Bradley · Quins
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76'
Substitution
Rodrigo Isgro on for Chandler Cunningham-South · Quins
- Fulltime 28 - 24
Player ratings
Sale
- 15 Joe Carpenter 7.1
- 14 Tom O'Flaherty 9.0
- 13 Joe Marchant 6.9
- 12 Alex Lozowski 5.6
- 11 Arron Reed 6.3
- 10 George Ford 6.5
- 9 Gus Warr 7.5
- 1 Nicky Smith 7.3
- 2 Nathan Jibulu 7.2
- 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 5.5
- 4 Ernst van Rhyn 7.1
- 5 Ben Bamber 6.7
- 6 Courtney Lawes 6.4
- 7 Christ Tshiunza 7.3
- 8 Elia Canakaivata 7.9
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.3
- 17 Si McIntyre 6.5
- 18 Tomas Francis 6.3
- 19 Sam Dugdale 6.6
- 20 Ben Curry 6.9
- 21 Dom Hanson 6.1
- 22 Marius Louw 6.9
- 23 Ponipate Loganimasi 6.9
Quins
- 15 George Furbank 6.4
- 14 Tyrone Green 7.2
- 13 Luke Northmore 7.7
- 12 Bryn Bradley 7.3
- 11 Cadan Murley 6.1
- 10 Marcus Smith 7.9
- 9 Will Porter 6.6
- 1 Will Hobson 5.4
- 2 Sam Riley 6.8
- 3 Simon Kerrod 5.8
- 4 James Dun 6.0
- 5 Kieran Treadwell 6.8
- 6 Jack Kenningham 6.6
- 7 Seb Driscoll 6.6
- 8 Chandler Cunningham-South 6.8
- 16 Jack Walker –
- 17 Harry Johnson-Holmes 6.1
- 18 Ollie Streeter 6.4
- 19 Guido Petti 5.9
- 20 Lucas Schmid 6.1
- 21 Lucas Friday 5.8
- 22 Oscar Beard 5.9
- 23 Rodrigo Isgro –