Leicester Tigers vs Sale Sharks

England - Gallagher Premiership

Leicester Tigers

17-24

Finished

Sale Sharks

Rouban BirchRob du Preez

Mike BrownTRY

5 : 0

Tom RoebuckTRY

5 : 7

10'

Rob du PreezCON

14'

Rouban BirchRob du Preez

18'

Phil CokanasigaGuy Porter

5 : 12

31'

Daniel du PreezTRY

5 : 14

32'

Rob du PreezCON

34'

Hanro LiebenbergTRY

10 : 14

35'

Jamie ShillcockCON

12 : 14

41'

Rouban BirchSam Dugdale

12 : 17

45'

Rob du PreezPEN

50'

Gus WarrRaffi Quirke

56'

Ross HarrisonSimon McIntyre

56'

James HarperNick Schonert

56'

Matthew RogersonKyle Hatherell

56'

Joe PowellTom Whiteley

56'

Nic DollyFrancois van Wyk

59'

Oliver Hassell-CollinsTRY

17 : 22

69'

Rob du PreezTRY

17 : 24

70'

Rob du PreezCON

84'

Connor DohertyArron Reed

Venue Guide
Stadium	Welford Road Stadium
City	Leicester
Capacity	121892

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