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. Postpublished at 19:37

    Gloucester v Sale (19:45 GMT)

  2. Away day troublespublished at 19:36

    Gloucester v Sale (19:45 GMT)

    Sale Sharks graphicImage source, BBC Sport

    Sale Sharks, meanwhile, have only beaten London Welsh away from home during the last 12 months - and literally everyone won at London Welsh in the Premiership last season.

    Everything points to a home win tonight then?

  3. Home comfortspublished at 19:34

    Gloucester v Sale (19:45 GMT)

    Gloucester home recordImage source, BBC Sport

    Gloucester have an enviable record at Kingsholm in the top flight - despite having never actually won the Premiership title.

  4. Gloucester v Sale (19: 45 GMT)published at 19:32

    Sale are the visitors to the West Country but form is not with them after a run of seven straight Premiership defeats on the road.  

  5. Gloucester v Sale (19:45 GMT)published at 19:30

    Kingsholm Stadium under the lights on a Friday night, does it get any better? Thank you for joining me for what will hopefully be an action-packed start to round six of the Premiership.

    Kingsholm StadiumImage source, Gloucester rugby
    Image caption,

    Kingsholm a few hours before kick off ahead of Gloucester v Sale Sharks