21-03-2025
England stars to the fore as Sale win at Newcastle
Gallagher PremiershipNewcastle (10) 15 Tries: Neild, Palframan Con: Connon Pen: Connon Sale (27) 39 Tries: Rodd, R Du Preez, O'Flaherty, McElroy, Carpenter Cons: Ford 4 Pens: Ford 2
Sale Sharks' England contingent played a starring role as they powered their way to a bonus-point victory at Newcastle Ford kicked 14 points and set up two tries, prop Bevan Rodd scored a try, and Tom Roebuck caused havoc down the wing. Tom O'Flaherty, Tadgh McElroy and Joe Carpenter grabbed the other scores as they resumed Premiership action with a dominant five points take Sharks up two places to fifth and one point outside the play-off spots ahead of the rest of the weekend's games. But it was another tough night for Newcastle, whose tries came from Sale old boy Cameron Neild and Richard Palframan as they stay bottom, six points adrift of Exeter Chiefs.
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Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Spencer, Arnold, Clark, Hearle; Connon, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, McCallum, van der Walt, McDonald, Lockwood, Neild, Chick (capt).Replacements: Fletcher, Rewcastle, Palframan, de Chaves, Leatherbarrow, Davis, Wilkinson, Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Ma'asi White, O'Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, McElroy, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, van Rhyn, B Curry, JL du Thompson, McIntyre, John, Andrews, Dugdale, Thomas, Bedlow, McIntyre (64).Referee: Christophe Ridley.
