Sale
24 - 34
Full Time
Bristol

Bristol vs Sale

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Match Information

Sale v Bristol Sale v Bristol
Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 Gallagher Premiership - Round 1
Sat 26th September 2026, 06:30pm SAST Sat 26th September 2026, 06:30pm SAST
CorpAcq Stadium CorpAcq Stadium
Sara Cox Sara Cox

Head to Head

Sale
Wins
3
Bristol
Wins
2

Average Points scored

29
24
First try wins
20%
Home team wins
60%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Bath
36-28
Sale
Newcastle
17-3
Sale
Sale
27-47
Glasgow
Sale
28-24
Harlequins
Saracens
17-21
Sale
Bristol
16-22
Leicester
Bristol
20-7
Exeter Chiefs
Stormers
49-12
Bristol
Saracens
30-7
Bristol
Bristol
41-26
Northampton
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Match Information

Sale v Bristol Sale v Bristol
Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 Gallagher Premiership - Round 1
Sat 26th September 2026, 06:30pm SAST Sat 26th September 2026, 06:30pm SAST
CorpAcq Stadium CorpAcq Stadium
Sara Cox Sara Cox

Points Flow Chart

Sale Bristol
Sale Bristol
17
Mins in lead
51
21%
% Of Game In Lead
64%
63%
Possession Last 10 min
37%
0
Points Last 10 min
7

Key Events

Full Time
Williams
73' 24-34
Gwilliam
72' 24-32
Ford
24-27 69'
O'Flaherty
22-27 68'
Williams
57' 17-27
Randall
56' 17-25
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22m Entries

Sale Bristol
Avg. Points Scored
2.6
22m Entries
8
Avg. Points Scored
3.1
22m Entries
10

Attack Profile

Sale
Bristol
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Defence Profile

Sale
Bristol
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Last 5 Penalties

Sale 52'
Sale 54'
Sale 70'
Bristol 76'
Bristol 77'
10
Points
Tom O'Flaherty
Sale Tom O'Flaherty
1
Last Try
Tomas Gwilliam
Bristol Tomas Gwilliam
17
Carries
Joe Carpenter
Sale Joe Carpenter
21
Tackles Completed
Gabriel Oghre
Bristol Gabriel Oghre
3
Line Breaks
Joe Carpenter
Sale Joe Carpenter
2
Turnovers Won
Gabriel Oghre
Bristol Gabriel Oghre
10
Defenders Beaten
Joe Carpenter
Sale Joe Carpenter
63
Successful Passes
Xavier Roe
Sale Xavier Roe

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
The touch judges have waved away the attempt by George Ford
78'
Joe Owen is replaced by Benjamin Grondona
75'
Conversion
James Williams adds the conversion
73'
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Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Sale Sharks face off against Bristol Bears in Gallagher Premiership Round 1 on Sat 26th September 2026 at CorpAcq Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 05:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.

Bristol Bears won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears Squads

The official squads for Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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