Summary

  • FT: Gloucester 23-19 Sale

  • Cook & Kalamafoni (2) tries for Gloucester

  • Sale's Edwards scores twice on first Premiership start

  • Gloucester move up to sixth in the table with victory

  1. Goodbye for nowpublished at 21:50

    FT: Gloucester 23-19 Sale

    That's it for tonight, rejoin us tomorrow at 14:45 GMT, when we'll bring you the build-up to Saturday's Premiership action. 

  2. Relive the actionpublished at 21: 48

    FT: Gloucester 23-19 Sale

    My colleague Brendon Mitchell has been busy writing a report on tonight's game. It's available here, including post-match reaction from both camps later tonight.

  3. The rest of the Premiership actionpublished at 21: 44

    So round six of the Premiership is underway and we've got some absolute belters to look forward to over the weekend.

    Here's what's coming up...

    Saturday, 5 December

    Harlequins v London Irish - 15:00 GMT

    Worcester v Leicester - 15:00 GMT

    Bath v Northampton - 15:15 GMT

    Wasps v Exeter - 17:30 GMT

    Sunday, 6 December

    Newcastle v Saracens - 15:00 GMT

  4. FT: Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 21:41

    Sale of course earn themselves a bonus point with that result, but their search for an away win goes on. How many better opportunities will they get this season?

  5. FT: Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 21: 36

    Sione Kalamafoni is rightly named man-of-the-match. Huge performance by the big number eight. What a great way to start round six. 

  6. Full-timepublished at 80 mins

    Gloucester 23-19 Sale

    Gloucester tryImage source, rex

    Huge victory for Gloucester as a massive roar goes around Kingsholm but Sale will be kicking themselves, they wasted so many opportunities to earn a rare away victory. That final line-out summed up their performance. 

  7. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 80 mins

    Sale make a mess of the line-out and Gloucester win the ball and possession. It's kicked into touch. They've won the game. 

  8. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 80 mins

    Gloucester win the scrum and kick up field, Sale run the ball back and win a penalty inside their own half. Danny Cipriani kicks to Gloucester's 22. We're in injury time. 

  9. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 79 mins

    Gloucester clear up field, possession is back and forth but eventually Sale are penalised and Gloucester have a scrum slightly inside their own half.

  10. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 76 mins

    The ball emerges from the back of the scrum and Chris Cusiter is away down the blindside, he finds Will Addison who steps inside but the wing is tackled and the ball is held illegally. Gloucester have the penalty. Huge relief around Kingsholm. Two minutes left.

  11. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 75 mins

    Sale have a scrum just inside the 22, can they make it count? Time is running out. 

  12. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 75 mins

    Gloucester wing Jonny May has made a mistake here kicking the ball out on the full and Sale have a decent attacking opportunity. 

  13. Gloucester 23-19 Salepublished at 72 mins

    Breathless stuff at Kingsholm as Sale give up possession after a forward pass and Gloucester have a chance to earn some vital territory with not much time on the clock.

  14. Penalty (Cipriani)published at 69 mins

    Gloucester 23-19 Sale

    Danny Cipriani sends the ball inbetween the posts and Sale are now four points behind with 10 minutes remaining. 

  15. Gloucester 23-16 Salepublished at 68 mins

    That's a wonderful break from Danny Cipriani, who rides two tackles as Sam Tuitupou eventually takes the ball on. Sale are well inside Gloucester's 22 and they win a penalty in front of the posts. Cipriani goes for goal. 

  16. Replacementpublished at 66 mins

    Gloucester 23-16 Sale

    Sione KalamafoniImage source, Getty Images

    Sione Kalamafoni's work is done for the evening. Meanwhile, Chris Cusiter is on at scrum-half for Sale.

  17. Gloucester 23-16 Salepublished at 64 mins

    Sale go through 24 phases but Gloucester's defence is so disciplined and eventually James Hook rips the ball out in the tackle and clears the ball upfield. 15 minutes left in this pulsating encounter. 

  18. Gloucester 23-16 Salepublished at 62 mins

    Sione Kalamafoni playing in place of England man Ben Morgan has justified his selection in emphatic fashion. He's been superb in this second half. Have Sale got anything left in the tank to get back in this game?  

  19. try

    Try (Kalamafoni, con Laidlaw)published at 60 mins

    Gloucester 23-16 Sale

    Sione KalamafoniImage source, Rex Features

    Sione Kalamafoni has his second try of the game and Gloucester are back in front. Greig Laidlaw sends over the conversion. 

  20. Gloucester 16-16 Salepublished at 59 mins

    Gloucester are back in Sale's 22. Rob Cook is just shy of the try line on the right wing as the ball comes back infield. Sione Kalamafoni collects a pass but it's debatable whether he grounded correctly or whether the last pass was forward. It's TMO time.