Premiership LIVE: Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers score, commentary & updates

Summary

Sale beat Leicester 21-13 in Premiership semi-final
Sharks will play Saracens at Twickenham on 27 May
Arron Reed's second-half try and George Ford's boot sent Sale to Twickenham final
Leicester had led 13-10 after Harry Potter try midway through second half

Live Reporting

Adam Lanigan

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Sale 21-13 Leicester
A change in the Tigers' midfield with Guy Porter on for Matt Scott.
Penalty: Sale 21-13 Leicesterpublished at 69 mins
George Ford
Image source, Rex Features
Leicester collapse the scrum and when the advantage goes nowhere, George Ford decides to go for the three.
It's 49m, his longest effort of the season.
And Ford delivers!
The gap is now eight, Leicester need two scores.
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Sale 18-13 Leicester
Christian Day
Former Sale Sharks captain on BBC Radio Manchester
Despite how tight this game is, both teams are still willing to pull the trigger when it's available.
Leicester were on top just two or three minutes ago so this game is still so in the balance.
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Sale 18-13 Leicester
Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman is now on in place of Akker van der Merwe.
This could be Ashman's last game for Sale before he heads for Edinburgh next season.
No trypublished at 67 mins
Sale 18-13 Leicester
Has the local lad booked Sale's train to Twickenham?!
Arron Reed leads the counter attack and releases Raffi Quirke who races through to touch it down.
But wait....
The TMO decides that Reed's pass to Quirke was FORWARD. No try!
The game remains on a knife edge.
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Sale 18-13 Leicester
Luther Burrell
Former England centre on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
The bounce pass is undefendable.
Sale's pack is so dangerous that Leicester have to pile numbers in. The Sale numbers around the breakdown, they were queuing up to get onto it.
Fantastic build-up play.
Try: Sale 18-13 Leicesterpublished at 64 mins
Arron Reed
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The home side make that territory count!
The ball is worked from right, all the way across the field, before Arron Reed finishes it in the left corner as he brilliantly gathers George Ford's pass on the half-volley.
Ford cannot add the conversion.
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Sale 13-13 Leicester
Rob du Preez with a delightful grubber kick. Jack van Poortvliet has to deal with and he is put into touch barely a yard from his own line.
Great position for Sale.
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Sale 13-13 Leicester
Freddie Steward drops one! I repeat, Freddie Steward drops one. And then to compound it, he picks the ball up and kicks it out on the full.
The Sale fans loved that!
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Sale 13-13 Leicester
Dan Cole's hokey-cokey is over as he is now withdrawn from the game and Joe Heyes will assume front-row duties.
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Sale 13-13 Leicester
Christian Day
Former Sale Sharks captain on BBC Radio Manchester
It's perfect knockout rugby, exactly what people want to see.
You don't have to have high scores to have compelling rugby.
The twists and turns, the battle up front and in midfield, is why I love watching rugby union.
Penalty: Sale 13-13 Leicesterpublished at 57 mins
George Ford
Leicester give away a penalty from the restart.
George Ford is coolness personified to slot the kick over and we are back level.
Great final 20-odd minutes in prospect!
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Sale 10-13 Leicester
Christian Day
Former Sale Sharks captain on BBC Radio Manchester
I think the game's been in the balance for a long time and since half-time Leicester have probably just about edged it.
They've had lots of pressure and just about deserve that score.
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Sale 10-13 Leicester
Image source, Rex Features
Manu Tuilagi will play no further part this afternoon. Sam James come on to play at centre.
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Sale 10-13 Leicester
Vicky Macqueen
Ex-England full-back on BBC Radio Leicester
It's a fantastic finish by Harry Potter.
Potter kept the width, Jimmy Gopperth kept an eye on him and the link play between them led to the phenomenal finish.
Converted try: Sale 10-13 Leicesterpublished at 55 mins
Harry Potter
Image source, Rex Features
A good spell of pressure from Leicester. Their best since early in the first half and it produces a huge reward.
A superb pass from Dan Kelly takes out Sale defenders and Harry Potter weaves his magic to finish it in the left corner.
Jimmy Gopperth then kicks the two extras.
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Sale 10-6 Leicester
A replacement in the front row for Leicester as James Cronin replaces Tom West.
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Sale 10-6 Leicester
Local boy Raffi Quirke enters the action in place of Gus Warr.
Meanwhile, Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs has failed his HIA. Jack van Poortvliet will remain on the field for the remainder of the game.
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Sale 10-6 Leicester
Dan Cole has returned to the field after his first-half yellow card and Leicester are back up to 15 players.
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Sale 10-6 Leicester
Luther Burrell
Former England centre on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
That is what Manu Tuilagi brings to this Sale team. You can tell how up for it he is.
What a hit and off the back of that Sale got the penalty.