Sale Sharks 24 - 34 Bristol Bears (26/09/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe Premiership R1
ENG
Sale Sharks
3 tries
Form L L W W L
No bonusNone
Luke Cowan-Dickie 6' E
Tom O'Flaherty 42', 68' E
George Ford3Tr · 1P
Stadium: Salford Community Stadium, Salford  ·  Rain 18°C 1.2 mm
24-34
Half-time: 10-20
3 tries 5 tries
Head-to-head
V 38-17 06/06/2026
V 41-36 28/02/2026
D 17-19 02/01/2026
V 24-15 13/09/2025
V 41-27 16/05/2025
ENG
Bristol Bears
5 tries
Form L W L W L
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Louis Rees-Zammit 12', 23' E
Harry Randall 38', 56' E
Tomas Gwilliam 72' E
James Williams3Tr · 1P
Stadium
Salford Community Stadium, Salford
Weather
Rain 18°C 1.2 mm

Quick summary

Bristol Bears beat Sale Sharks 34–24 in a 8-try match. Louis Rees-Zammit finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
LR
Top scorer
Louis Rees-Zammit
Bristol Bears · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
3 Tries 5
3 Cons 3
1 Penalties 1
10 1st half 20
14 2nd half 14

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Sale Sharks
MIN
Bristol Bears
1st half 10 - 20
E
Luke Cowan-Dickie Try · converted by George Ford
6'7-0
12'7-5
E
Louis Rees-Zammit Try
P
George Ford Penalty
15'10-5
↔
Alex LozowskiRekeiti Ma'asi-White Replacement
17'10-5
23'10-10
E
Louis Rees-Zammit Try
31'10-13
P
James Williams Penalty
38'10-20
E
Harry Randall Try · converted by James Williams
2nd half 14 - 14
E
Tom O'Flaherty Try · converted by George Ford
42'17-20
↔
Tomas FrancisAsher Opoku Replacement
51'17-20
52'17-20
↔
Steven LuatuaLuka Ivanishvili Replacement
56'17-27
E
Harry Randall Try · converted by James Williams
↔
Christ TshiunzaErnst van Rhyn Replacement
57'17-27
58'17-27
↔
Max PepperAlan McGinty Replacement
↔
Nathan JibuluLuke Cowan-Dickie Replacement
61'17-27
61'17-27
↔
Jake WoolmoreEllis Genge Replacement
66'17-27
↔
Lovejoy ChawatamaGeorge Kloska Replacement
E
Tom O'Flaherty Try · converted by George Ford
68'24-27
↔
Sam DugdaleJohannes Frederick (Jacques) Vermeulen Replacement
69'24-27
70'24-27
↔
Tomas GwilliamKieran Marmion Replacement
72'24-34
E
Tomas Gwilliam Try · converted by James Williams
75'24-34
↔
Benjamin GrondonaJoe Owen Replacement

Match stats

Sale Sharks Bristol Bears
24
Points scored
34
3
Tries
5
Sale Sharks Bristol Bears
3
Tries
5
Sale Sharks Bristol Bears
3
Conversions
3
1
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
Sale Sharks Bristol Bears
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Sale Sharks
0 matches played
Bristol Bears
0 matches played
Points scored
24
34
34
Tries
3
5
5.33
First try
6'
12'
10'00
% wins
—%
—%
—
% home wins
—%
—%
33%
% away wins
—%
—%
67%

Line-ups

Sale SharksBristol Bears
  1. 1B. RoddOff at 51' 51'
  2. 2L. Cowan-DickieE 6'Off at 61' 61' Jibulu
  3. 3A. OpokuOff at 51' 51'
  4. 4E. van RhynOff at 57' 57' Tshiunza
  5. 5B. BamberOff at 51' 51'
  6. 6C. Lawes
  7. 7T. Curry
  8. 8J. Frederick (Jacques) VermeulenOff at 69' 69' Dugdale
  9. 9X. Roe
  10. 10G. Ford3 T · 1 P
  11. 11A. Reed
  12. 12R. Ma'asi-WhiteOff at 17' 17' Lozowski
  13. 13J. Marchant
  14. 14T. O'FlahertyE 42' 68'
  15. 15J. Carpenter
  1. 1E. GengeOff at 61' 61'
  2. 2G. OghreOff at 70' 70'
  3. 3G. KloskaOff at 66' 66' Chawatama
  4. 4P. RubioloOff at 61' 61'
  5. 5J. Batley
  6. 6J. OwenOff at 75' 75' Grondona
  7. 7L. IvanishviliOff at 52' 52' Luatua
  8. 8F. Harding
  9. 9H. RandallE 38' 56'Off at 70' 70'
  10. 10A. McGintyOff at 58' 58' Pepper
  11. 11G. Ibitoye
  12. 12J. Williams3 T · 1 P
  13. 13B. Johannes (Benhard) Janse van Rensburg
  14. 14L. Rees-ZammitE 12' 23'
  15. 15T. Jordan
Replacements
  1. 16N. JibuluOn at 61' 61' Cowan-Dickie
  2. 17N. SmithOn at 51' 51'
  3. 18T. FrancisOn at 51' 51'
  4. 19C. TshiunzaOn at 57' 57' van Rhyn
  5. 20S. DugdaleOn at 69' 69' Frederick (Jacques) Vermeulen
  6. 21G. Warr
  7. 22A. LozowskiOn at 17' 17' Ma'asi-White
  8. 23E. CanakaivataOn at 51' 51'
Replacements
  1. 16T. GwilliamE 72'On at 70' 70'
  2. 17J. WoolmoreOn at 61' 61'
  3. 18L. ChawatamaOn at 66' 66' Kloska
  4. 19G. TaylorOn at 61' 61'
  5. 20S. LuatuaOn at 52' 52' Ivanishvili
  6. 21K. MarmionOn at 70' 70'
  7. 22M. PepperOn at 58' 58' McGinty
  8. 23B. GrondonaOn at 75' 75' Owen
80'
Sale Sharks
Forwards
1 Bevan Rodd Off at 51' 51'
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie E 6'Off at 61' 61' Jibulu
3 Asher Opoku Off at 51' 51'
4 Ernst van Rhyn Off at 57' 57' Tshiunza
5 Ben Bamber Off at 51' 51'
6 Courtney Lawes
7 Tom Curry
8 Johannes Frederick (Jacques) Vermeulen Off at 69' 69' Dugdale
Half-backs
9 Xavier Roe
10 George Ford 3 T · 1 P
Backs
11 Arron Reed
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White Off at 17' 17' Lozowski
13 Joe Marchant
14 Tom O'Flaherty E 42' 68'
15 Joe Carpenter
Replacements
16 Nathan Jibulu On at 61' 61' Cowan-Dickie
17 Nicky Smith On at 51' 51'
18 Tomas Francis On at 51' 51'
19 Christ Tshiunza On at 57' 57' van Rhyn
20 Sam Dugdale On at 69' 69' Frederick (Jacques) Vermeulen
21 Gus Warr
22 Alex Lozowski On at 17' 17' Ma'asi-White
23 Elia Canakaivata On at 51' 51'
Bristol Bears
Forwards
1 Ellis Genge Off at 61' 61'
2 Gabriel Oghre Off at 70' 70'
3 George Kloska Off at 66' 66' Chawatama
4 Pedro Rubiolo Off at 61' 61'
5 Joe Batley
6 Joe Owen Off at 75' 75' Grondona
7 Luka Ivanishvili Off at 52' 52' Luatua
8 Fitz Harding
Half-backs
9 Harry Randall E 38' 56'Off at 70' 70'
10 Alan McGinty Off at 58' 58' Pepper
Backs
11 Gabriel Ibitoye
12 James Williams 3 T · 1 P
13 Barend Johannes (Benhard) Janse van Rensburg
14 Louis Rees-Zammit E 12' 23'
15 Tom Jordan
Replacements
16 Tomas Gwilliam E 72'On at 70' 70'
17 Jake Woolmore On at 61' 61'
18 Lovejoy Chawatama On at 66' 66' Kloska
19 George Taylor On at 61' 61'
20 Steven Luatua On at 52' 52' Ivanishvili
21 Kieran Marmion On at 70' 70'
22 Max Pepper On at 58' 58' McGinty
23 Benjamin Grondona On at 75' 75' Owen

Stats by player

Sale Sharks
14
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
9 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
9
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
5 pts61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
57 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
57'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
23 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Bristol Bears
9
10 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
9 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
9
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
5 pts10 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
10'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
66 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
66'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
75 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
75'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
14 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
14'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
10 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
10'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
5 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
5'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red