Bristol Bears vs Sale Sharks 36-41 · Premiership Rugby Cup

Match report

Sale Sharks beat Bristol Bears 41-36 away from home at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol in round 10 of the Premiership Rugby Cup on Saturday, 28 February 2026.

The win ends a run of four defeats for Sale Sharks. Bristol Bears have now lost six in a row. Henry Pearson refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3

Bristol Bears wins (30%)

0

Draws (0%)

7

Sale Sharks wins (70%)

Last 10 meetings, since April 2023

Biggest Bristol Bears win

34–24

26 Sept 2026

Biggest Sale Sharks win

38–0

27 Dec 2024

Last 5 meetings

26 Sept 2026 · Premiership Rugby
Sale Sharks24
Bristol Bears34
26 Sept 2026Sale Sharks24–34Bristol BearsPremiership Rugby
6 Jun 2026 · Premiership Rugby
Sale Sharks38
Bristol Bears17
6 Jun 2026Sale Sharks38–17Bristol BearsPremiership Rugby
28 Feb 2026 · Premiership Rugby Cup
Bristol Bears36
Sale Sharks41
28 Feb 2026Bristol Bears36–41Sale SharksPremiership Rugby Cup
2 Jan 2026 · Premiership Rugby
Bristol Bears19
Sale Sharks17
2 Jan 2026Bristol Bears19–17Sale SharksPremiership Rugby
13 Sept 2025 · Premiership Rugby Cup
Sale Sharks24
Bristol Bears15
13 Sept 2025Sale Sharks24–15Bristol BearsPremiership Rugby Cup

Lineups

Avg. age

28.9

Avg. age

27.9

Bristol Bears

1Max Lahiff(36)
2Gabriel Oghre(28)
3George Kloska(26)
4George Taylor(23)
5Joe Batley(30)
6Santiago Grondona(28)
7Fitz Harding(27)
8Viliame Sevaka Mata(35)
9Harry Randall(28)
10James Williams(29)
11Gabriel Ibitoye(28)
12Barend Janse van Rensburg(29)
13Jack Bates(25)
14Kalaveti Ravouvou(28)
15Richard Lane(33)

Replacements

16Harry Thacker(32)
17Sam Grahamslaw(27)
18Jimmy Halliwell(22)
19James Dun(27)
20Joe Owen(25)
21Kieran Marmion(34)
22Sam Worsley(23)
23Benjamín Elizalde(22)

Sale Sharks

1Simon McIntyre(35)
2Nathan Jibulu(23)
3James Harper(26)
4Ernst Van Rhyn(29)
5Ben Bamber(25)
6Jacques Vermeulen(31)
7Sam Dugdale(27)
8Dan Du Preez(31)
9Gus Warr(27)
10Robert du Preez(33)
11Arron Reed(27)
12Rekeiti Ma'asi-White(23)
13Joe Bedlow(24)
14Tom O'Flaherty(32)
15Joseph Carpenter(25)