Summary

  • FT: Sale 36-26 Worcester; Newcastle 16-14 Gloucester

  • Joel Hodgson converts penalty with last kick to win game for Falcons

  • Sam James scores two tries in Sale win over Worcester

  • Worcester also pick up bonus point for four tries

Live Reporting

Andrew Aloia

  1. Sale 14-14 Worcester

    Sale may have struggled to make an impression in the early minutes, but they are making Worcester work incredibly hard in defence.

    They hold strong and Worcester clear.

  2. try

    Try (James, con MacGinty)

    Sale 14-14 Worcester

    Sam James comes up with his and Sale's second try of the night, touching down after the hosts went through 11 phases.

    The Sharks certainly poked at Worcester's defence from every angle.

    In the end it took a chip and chase from James and a lucky deflection, it must be said, to help the hosts level things up at 14-14.

  3. try

    James brings up Sale milestone

    Sale 14-14 Worcester

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  4. try

    Try (James)

    Sale 12-14 Worcester

  5. Sale 7-14 Worcester

    From a line-out inside Worcester's half, Sale patiently go through the phases and try build something.

    From left to right and back again, they look for a defensive weakness.

  6. Sale 7-14 Worcester

    Oh it absolutely looked on again for Worcester.

    Perry Humphreys and Francois Hougaard break away down the left for the Warriors.

    The ball is dished inside and finds Ben Te'o, who spills as he is challenged. Exhilarating stuff.

  7. Missed penalty (Delany)

    Newcastle 0-0 Gloucester

    Falcons are awarded a penalty for a late hit on Vereniki Goneva but Mike Delany's penalty comes back off the post.

    The Falcons seize the loose ball and hammer away at the visitors' defence.

  8. Sale 7-14 Worcester

    Worcester are playing with extreme cool in defence and a incredible sense of purpose going forward.

    Not looking one bit like a side second from bottom.

  9. Awaiting a breakthrough

    Newcastle 0-0 Gloucester

    Dean RichardsGetty Images

    Newcastle's director of rugby Dean Richards is looking relaxed. And why not as the Falcons aren't fighting a relegation battle this season?

    It's been a helter-skelter start but when Gloucester scrum-half Willi Heinz scoots free from a line-out and frees Charlie Sharples, Micky Young is there with a try-saving tackle.

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    Try (Taufete'e, con Mills)

    Sale 7-14 Worcester

    What was I saying!!!

    Worcester's pack really got after Sale there.

    And after the hosts were penalised at the maul, Worcester again ask questions with a powerful driving effort.

    This time, it ends with Joe Taufete'e crashing over the line.

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    Try (Taufete'e)

    Sale 7-12 Worcester

  12. Sale 7-7 Worcester

    Worcester tear away again and quick as a flash there are in sight of the try line, with Josh Adams getting the visitors into the 22 with a huge run down the left.

    A few line-outs now and that pressure is again building. The screws being turned...

    Sale v WorcesterGetty Images

  13. Sale 7-7 Worcester

    The game has really opened up now.

    Sale have Worcester pinned inside their 22...

    But there is a handling error as the ball is moved with pace out wide to the right. Tom Curry the man to let the ball and opportunity slip.

  14. Kick-off

    Newcastle 0-0 Gloucester

    Newcastle fly-half Mike Delaney steps up and gets the Falcons' meeting with Gloucester under way.

    It's a physical start too by the home side, but the Cherry and Whites' early defence is solid enough.

  15. try

    Try (Hougaard, con Mills)

    Sale 7-7 Worcester

    And just as I was saying Worcester are being frustrated, they carve Sale up for their first try of the night.

    Perry Humphreys is the one to make the initial break, Ben Te'o is on hand and helps send Francois Hougaard over. Easy. As. You. Like!

    Ryan Mills' conversion levels things 7-7 after 11 minutes.

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    Try (Hougaard)

    Sale 7-5 Worcester

  17. Sale 7-0 Worcester

    Things have settled right back to what they were.

    Worcester plugging away and making metres up field. They have a line-out on the 22m line and are again pushing for a breakthrough.

    And like a broken record, they are repelled...

  18. Kick-off approaching at Kingston Park

    Newcastle v Gloucester (20:00 BST)

    Meanwhile, up in the north east, the teams are out. We will be under way very shortly.

  19. try

    Try (James, con MacGinty)

    Sale 7-0 Worcester

    Well, there was a delay there as the referee wanted a few looks at the replay.

    But it really was a clear-cut try as Denny Solomona sped away and dished off for Sam James to score.

    That was Solomona's first involvement in the game. Pretty special.

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    Try (James)

    Sale 5-0 Worcester