| Bath: (14) 42 |
| Tries: Gallagher, Cokanasiga 2, Dunn, Lawrence Pens: Russell 2 Cons: Russell 4 Drop-goal: Russell |
| Sale: (10) 24 |
| Tries: Tuilagi, Roebuck, Dugdale Pens: Ford Cons: Ford 3 |
Finn Russell kicked 17 points as Bath beat Sale 42-24 to move up to second in the Premiership.
The sides were tied after 60 minutes following tries from Matt Gallagher and two from Joe Cokanasiga for Bath, while Manu Tuilagi, Tom Roebuck and Sam Dugdale scored for Sale.
But a penalty and drop-goal from Russell broke the deadlock for Bath.
Tom Dunn’s score sealed the bonus point before Ollie Lawrence added a fifth try see Bath move above Saracens.
More to follow.
Bath: Gallagher, Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Muir, Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Underhill, Barbeary.
Replacements: Faiva, Schoeman, Griffin, Stooke, Reid, Schreuder, Bailey, Coetzee.
Sin-bin: Ollie Lawrence (56 mins)
Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R. Du Preez (c), Tuilagi, Reed, Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Harper, Wiese, Beaumont, Van Rhyn, Dugdale, J.L Du Preez.
Replacements: Taylor, McIntyre, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Andrews, Quirke, James, O’Flaherty.
Sin-bin: x
Referee: Adam Leal