Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks

England - Gallagher Premiership

Northampton Saints

47-17

Finished

Sale Sharks

0 : 3

Rob du PreezPEN

Tommy FreemanTRY

5 : 3

Curtis LangdonRobbie Smith

George FurbankTRY

10 : 3

Fin SmithCON

12 : 3

12 : 8

13'

Luke Cowan-DickieTRY

12 : 10

13'

Rob du PreezCON

18'

James RammGeorge Furbank

19'

Alex WillsYellow

21'

Ollie SleightholmeTRY

17 : 10

21'

Fin SmithCON

19 : 10

24'

Tom JamesTRY

24 : 10

24'

Fin SmithCON

26 : 10

25'

George FurbankJames Ramm

27'

Ollie SleightholmeTRY

31 : 10

27'

Fin SmithCON

33 : 10

34'

Luke JamesJoe Carpenter

37'

George HendyTRY

38 : 10

37'

Fin SmithCON

40 : 10

41'

Joe CarpenterLuke James

40 : 15

46'

Joe CarpenterTRY

40 : 17

46'

Rob du PreezCON

47'

Tom CurtisSam Bedlow

55'

Elliot Millar-MillsTrevor Davison

55'

Tarek HaffarEmmanuel Iyogun

55'

James RammGeorge Hendy

57'

James HarperAsher Opoku-Fordjour

57'

Ben BamberDaniel du Preez

57'

Tumy OnasanyaSimon McIntyre

58'

Tom LitchfieldRory Hutchinson

58'

Callum Hunter-HillGavin Thornbury

60'

Nye ThomasGus Warr

61'

James RammTRY

45 : 17

61'

Fin SmithCON

47 : 17

63'

Sam DugdaleHyron Andrews

66'

Luke JamesWaisea Nayacalevu

70'

Archie McParlandGeorge Furbank

72'

Josh KemenyTom Pearson

Venue Guide
Stadium	Franklin's Gardens
City	Northampton
Capacity	15249

News

Edinburgh's play-off hopes all but over after Stormers defeat

Edinburgh's United Rugby Championship play-off hopes are all but over after a 33-14 defeat by Stormers in Cape Town.

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Stormers finish strong to see off Edinburgh

The Stormers overcame an error-ridden performance to down Edinburgh at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The hosts won the Vodacom URC clash 33-14 after the teams were locked at 7-7 at half-time. It cements the Stormers’ second place on the log as they prepare to travel to France to face Toulon in the Investec Champions Cup last 16. The Stormers started the game strongly but a slip in deep field by newly-minted right wing Damian Willemse gave Edinburgh an early opening. From the resultant lineout maul, prop Ntuthuko Mchunu was yellow-carded for a deliberate knockdown and the Stormers were down to 14 men after five minutes. It was an error-strewn opening by the home side which saw them lose several lineout throws and cough up possession repeatedly. Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu also missed two early penalty attempts. The one area of the Stormers game that was rock solid was the scrum, which gave the home side a clear advantage. In the 25th minute the Stormers finally managed to put together sequence of short passes and No 8 Evan Roos crashed over for his eighth try of the season. Evan Roos is lethal near the try-line @Vodacom #URC | #STOvEDI pic.twitter.com/I2TSrVmSyj — Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial_RSA) March 28, 2026 However, in the 33rd minute, with the Stormers banging on the Edinburgh door again, centre James Lang intercepted a Roos pass and sprinted 95m to dot down. The conversion by flyhalf Ross Thompson made it all square heading towards the break. ACKERS: Bulls left a lot of points out there It was more of the same in the second half as the Stormers’ error count mounted, halting any momentum. Out of the chaos, however, the home side somehow conjured up another score. Leolin Zas took a quick throw-in and an interchange of passes saw the left wing take the final pass to scoot over. Started it. Finished it. In the chase for Glasgow Warriors… this matters @Vodacom #URC | #STOvEDI pic.twitter.com/bSUbL1Kagu — Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial_RSA) March 28, 2026 Feinberg-Mngomezulu missed his third kick of the night and the Stormers led 12-7. Edinburgh responded almost immediately when flank Liam McConnell followed up Lang’s kick ahead but the TMO ruled that the forward was in front of the kicker. Flank Paul de Villiers, restored to the starting team, delivered another eye-catching performance, making several crucial steals. But Edinburgh weren’t to be denied as replacement prop Boan Venter powered over from close range in the 58th minute and Thompson converted to give the visitors a surprise two-point lead. REPORT: Smith, Steyn star as Lions thrash Dragons The Stormers had their own answer in Mchunu, who was put into the gap by fullback Warrick Gelant and raced through from 15m out. The home side suddenly found their attacking groove and minutes later Roos was the recipient of another Gelant pass to race through for his second of the night. The touchdown saw him draw level at the top of the URC try-scoring charts with nine. There was still time for veteran Deon Fourie to dot down to the crowd’s great delight. STORMERS – Tries: Evan Roos (2), Leolin Zas, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Deon Fourie. Conversions: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4). EDINBURGH – Tries: James Lang, Boan Venter. Conversions: Ross Thompson (2). Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images The post Stormers finish strong to see off Edinburgh appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.

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