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Saracens vs Sale Sharks · Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby · 2026-27Full time
Saracens
17–21
Sale Sharks

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. 6'0–5
    TryNathan Jibulu
    Sale Sharks
  3. 7'0–7
    ConversionGeorge Ford
    Sale Sharks
  4. 11'
    Yellow cardAlex Lozowski
    Sale Sharks
  5. SubstitutionBen Earl on for Alfie Barbeary
    13'
    Saracens
  6. 17'
    Red cardJacques Vermeulen
    Sale Sharks
  7. SubstitutionAlfie Barbeary on for Ben Earl
    20'
    Saracens
  8. TryEroni Mawi
    33'5–7
    Saracens
  9. SubstitutionGeorge Martin on for Hugh Tizard
    40'
    Saracens
  10. SubstitutionBen Earl on for Alfie Barbeary
    40'
    Saracens
  11. SubstitutionAlec Clarey on for Marcus Street
    40'
    Saracens
  12. SubstitutionAlex O'Driscoll on for Eroni Mawi
    40'
    Saracens
  13. Half-time
  14. 41'5–12
    TryTom O'Flaherty
    Sale Sharks
  15. 42'5–14
    ConversionGeorge Ford
    Sale Sharks
  16. TrySione Va'enuku
    45'10–14
    Saracens
  17. 50'
    SubstitutionChrist Tshiunza on for Courtney Lawes
    Sale Sharks
  18. SubstitutionNathan Michelow on for Juan Martin Gonzalez
    52'
    Saracens
  19. 54'
    SubstitutionTomas Francis on for Asher Opoku-Fordjour
    Sale Sharks
  20. SubstitutionCharlie Bracken on for Tomos Williams
    55'
    Saracens
  21. SubstitutionMax Malins on for Elliot Daly
    60'
    Saracens
  22. 62'
    SubstitutionSimon McIntyre on for Nicky Smith
    Sale Sharks
  23. 62'
    SubstitutionEthan Caine on for Nathan Jibulu
    Sale Sharks
  24. 62'
    SubstitutionPonipate Loganimasi on for Arron Reed
    Sale Sharks
  25. 64'10–19
    TryBen Bamber
    Sale Sharks
  26. 65'10–21
    ConversionAlex Lozowski
    Sale Sharks
  27. SubstitutionEoghan Clarke on for Theo Dan
    65'
    Saracens
  28. TryCharlie Bracken
    72'15–21
    Saracens
  29. ConversionFergus Burke
    72'17–21
    Saracens

Team stats

SaracensSale Sharks
55%Possession45%
44%Territory56%
3Tries3
126Carries101
384Metres carried273
4Clean breaks2
27Defenders beaten18
3Offloads6
154Passes117
140Tackles173
18Missed tackles27
85%Tackle success83%
6Turnovers won6
9Penalties conceded15
7/10Scrums won4/4
14/17Lineouts won16/18
20Kicks from hand24

Match report

Sale Sharks claimed a 21-17 victory at StoneX Stadium on Sunday, ending Saracens' winning start to the Premiership Rugby season. The result sees Sale record their first win of the campaign after losing their opening fixture, while Saracens slip to sixth in the table following their opening-round triumph.

The head-to-head record between the sides now stands level at five wins apiece from ten meetings. Sale had suffered heavy defeats in their previous two visits to north London, losing 65-14 in October 2025 and conceding 85 points at home last April, making this four-point win all the more significant for the visitors.

Written by AI from the official match data.

Head to head

5
Saracens wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Sale Sharks wins (50%)

Last 10 meetings, since October 2022

Biggest Saracens win
85–19
19 Apr 2026
Biggest Sale Sharks win
25–7
25 Apr 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 4 Oct 2026Saracens17–21Sale Sharks
  • 19 Apr 2026Sale Sharks19–85Saracens
  • 18 Oct 2025Saracens65–14Sale Sharks
  • 25 Apr 2025Sale Sharks25–7Saracens
  • 28 Sept 2024Saracens45–26Sale Sharks

Lineups

Avg. age
27.9
Avg. age
28.9

Saracens

  1. 1Eroni Mawi(30)
  2. 2Theo Dan(25)
  3. 3Marcus Street(27)
  4. 4Maro Itoje(31)
  5. 5Hugh Tizard(26)
  6. 6Nick Isiekwe(28)
  7. 7Juan Martin Gonzalez(25)
  8. 8Alfie Barbeary(26)
  9. 9Tomos Williams(31)
  10. 10Fergus Burke(27)
  11. 11Rotimi Segun(29)
  12. 12Sione Va'enuku
  13. 13Nick Tompkins(31)
  14. 14Jack Bracken(21)
  15. 15Elliot Daly(34)
Replacements
  1. 16Eoghan Clarke(28)
  2. 17Alex O'Driscoll(21)
  3. 18Alec Clarey(32)
  4. 19George Martin(25)
  5. 20Nathan Michelow(22)
  6. 21Ben Earl(28)
  7. 22Charlie Bracken(22)
  8. 23Max Malins(29)

Sale Sharks

  1. 1Nicky Smith(32)
  2. 2Nathan Jibulu(23)
  3. 3Asher Opoku-Fordjour(22)
  4. 4Ernst Van Rhyn(29)
  5. 5Ben Bamber(25)
  6. 6Courtney Lawes(37)
  7. 7Tom Curry(28)
  8. 8Jacques Vermeulen(31)
  9. 9Gus Warr(27)
  10. 10George Ford(33)
  11. 11Arron Reed(27)
  12. 12Alex Lozowski(33)
  13. 13Joe Marchant(30)
  14. 14Tom O'Flaherty(32)
  15. 15Joe Carpenter(25)
Replacements
  1. 16Ethan Caine(25)
  2. 17Simon McIntyre(35)
  3. 18Tomas Francis(34)
  4. 19Christ Tshiunza(24)
  5. 20Elia Canakaivata(30)
  6. 21Dominic Hanson(20)
  7. 22Marius Louw(30)
  8. 23Ponipate Loganimasi(28)