SALE
No.Name
15Mike Haley, FB
14Denny Solomona, W
13Sam James, C
12Johnny Leota, C
11Josh Charnley, W
10AJ MacGinty, FH
9James Mitchell, SH
1Ross Harrison, P
2Rob Webber, H
3Halani 'Aulika, P
4Bryn Evans, L
T
5Andrei Ostrikov, L
6Cameron Neild, FL
7Magnus Lund, FL
8TJ Ioane, N8
Replacements
16Neil Briggs, R
17James Flynn, R
18Ciaran Parker, R
19Jonathan Mills, R
20David Seymour, R
21Mike Phillips, R
22Mark Jennings, R
23Tom Arscott, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Salford City Stadium
5:30 PM, December 18, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'10-24 End of second half
79'Incredibly Sale score straight off the restart as Bryn Evans goes over to score as Saracens fail to make any kind of effort to defend.
79'10-24 Conversion - AJ MacGinty , Sale Sharks
79'8-24 Try - Bryn Evans , Sale Sharks
78'3-24 Try - Nathan Earle , Saracens
77'A kick through from Goode and Nathan Earle goes in to score in the corner.
74'Substitute on - Alex Lozowski , Saracens
74'Player substituted - Owen Farrell , Saracens
74'Substitute on - David Seymour , Sale Sharks
74'Player substituted - Cameron Neild , Sale Sharks
74'Substitute on - Jonathan Mills , Sale Sharks
74'Player substituted - Andrei Ostrikov , Sale Sharks
74'Substitute on - Nathan Earle , Saracens
74'Player substituted - Sean Maitland , Saracens
74'3-19 Conversion - Owen Farrell , Saracens
73'Owen Farrell goes over after a nice offload from Will Skelton. It gives the scoreboard a little more life.
73'3-17 Try - Owen Farrell , Saracens
72'Substitute on - Kelly Brown , Saracens
72'Player substituted - Schalk Burger , Saracens
72'Substitute on - Ben Spencer , Saracens
72'Player substituted - Richard Wigglesworth , Saracens
70'Player substituted - Johnny Leota , Sale Sharks
70'Substitute on - Mark Jennings , Sale Sharks
70'Substitute on - Neil Briggs , Sale Sharks
70'Player substituted - Rob Webber , Sale Sharks
69'3-12 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , Saracens
68'Yellow card - TJ Ioane , Sale Sharks
67'It has been an absolute horrendous game of rugby. The referee wakes those watching by going to the TMO. Owen Farrell is committed to the tackle and the referee says TJ Ioane gives a shoulder charge and its a yellow card.
67'Player substituted - Halani 'Aulika , Sale Sharks
67'Substitute on - Ciaran Parker , Sale Sharks
67'Substitute on - James Flynn , Sale Sharks
67'Player substituted - Ross Harrison , Sale Sharks
65'Player substituted - Josh Charnley , Sale Sharks
65'Substitute on - Tom Arscott , Sale Sharks
62'Substitute on - Richard Barrington , Saracens
62'Player substituted - Mako Vunipola , Saracens
61'Time off as Mako Vunipola requires treatment.
59'3-9 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , Saracens
57'Another yellow card for a deliberate knock down. Sale really not helping themselves. Their eighth yellow this season in the Champions Cup.
57'Yellow card - Bryn Evans , Sale Sharks
55'Sale win the Saracens lineout and Mike Phillips clears to touch.
55'Substitute on - Mike Phillips , Sale Sharks
55'Player substituted - James Mitchell , Sale Sharks
53'Saracens get the ball back and Farrell kicks Sale back deep inside their 22.
51'Vunipola singled out and Sale get the penalty inside their own 22.
51'Player substituted - Michael Rhodes , Saracens
51'Substitute on - Will Skelton , Saracens
51'Substitute on - Juan Figallo , Saracens
51'Player substituted - Petrus Du Plessis , Saracens
51'Substitute on - Jamie George , Saracens
51'Player substituted - Schalk Brits , Saracens
50'The story of the night. Another knock on. Saracens break through Jackson Wray and Chris Wyles knocks on with the try line at his mercy.
49'Sharks kick from MacGinty into the Saracens 22 and Alex Goode clears to touch. Attacking lineout for Sale in the Saracens half.
48'And Owen Farrell misses once again. Sale should send this as long as he can. Unfortunately it is only up to halfway.
46'The referee warns Sale over a poor Denny Solomona tackle and Farrell will have another shot at goal.
45'Owen Farrell misses the penalty and Sale escape the first two minutes of the Rob Webber sin-binning without conceding a point.
45'Yellow card - Rob Webber , Sale Sharks
44'Saracens win another penalty and the referee goes to his pocket and Rob Webber is off to the sin-bin. Farrell lines up a kick at goal.
43'Saracens with the penalty as Sale pull the maul down illegally. Farrell kicks to the corner as the referee warns Sale over further infringements.
41'Farrell will kick Saracens long and into the Sale 22.
41'Saracens get the first penalty of the second-half.
41'3-6 End of first half
40'Last week Saracens were leading 26-3. If only there were that many chances this week. Let's hope the second-half comes to life.
40'Saracens lose possession in attack and thankfully the referee puts us out of our misery with the half-time whistle.
40'3-6 Start of second half
38'Saracens win the penalty at the scrum they kick down the line. Lineout just outside the Sale 22.
37'Sale should be kicking for some territory. Nothing happening in terms of breaking through the Sarries defence. It is very very ordinary. It's not what will ignite Solomona or Mike Haley in the back line.
36'3-6 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , Saracens
35'Great hands by Burger, Itoje, Farrell but then wasteful but we come back for the penalty. Owen Farrell will have a kick at goal.
34'Saracens making tough work of this. Mark McCall won't be overly pleased with their passage of play. Laborious at time.
32'And Sale lose possession and Wigglesworth kicks long. Haley can't gather and Sarries counter after the knock on, Owen Farrell makes the initial break, passes to Wigglesworth who breaks close to the Sale 22 and Barritt kicks stupidly out of play.
31'Leota finds MacGinty, and Sale switch it and Haley slips after a break up to the Saracens 22. Aulika takes the ball on for Sale who have lost some ground.
30'Pressure from the Sharks pack gives Sale the penalty at the scrum.
29'Sale run in from their own 22 and they knock on as Haley evades Bosch but his pass to Halani 'Aulika hits him in the face.
28'3-3 Penalty goal - AJ MacGinty , Sale Sharks
27'Lund gathers for Sale in the lineout and they get the penalty, with Brits off his feet and AJ MacGinty can kick at goal.
26'Referee consults with his touch judge and Schalk Burger is penalised for a high tackle.
25'Sale might be advised to kick in behind the Sarries defence rather than going through phase after phase and going nowhere.
24'Itoje plays the ball, judging to be offside but it's just a scrum for Sale.
23'Farrell kicks wide for Wyles but he can't catch and Sale clear into the Saracens half. Alex Goode kicks back and Haley can't gather and they have possession just outside their 22.
21'Saracens making the hard yards but not a great deal of headway being made.
19'Saracens spread the ball wide and Denny Solomona almost intercepts a wild pass.
18'Sale putting their bodies on the line as they look to keep Saracens at bay.
18'Saracens kick up to the 22 and they win their lineout, and drive forward. Quick ball from Wigglesworth, and Itoje bursts towards the line.
17'Sale look to run it through McGinty but Mako Vunipola gets his second penalty at the breakdown.
15'Sale are off their feet at the ruck and Saracens have the penalty.
15'0-3 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , Saracens
14'Business as usual from Farrell and Saracens will take those penalties all day to create a lead.
12'Saracens get the scrum going and break into the Sale 22. Sarries have the penalty for offside, Farrell kicks aimlessly and we'll come back for Farrell having a kick at goal.
11'Sale looking to run at every opportunity early on but it's not creating much chances to break and they knock on and Saracens get the scrum.
10'Sarries win the lineout and then a box kick gives Sale back possession.
9'Saracens win the penalty at the scrum and they will kick through Owen Farrell down towards halfway.
8'Sale scrum solid and they break through Josh Charnley and almost puts Denny Solomona clear in his first game.
7'Sale get the put in to the scrum. It's not as captivating as the Clermont v Ulster game so far.
5'Sale lineout on the Saracens 22. They win it and drive into the 22 but Saracens win the penalty.
3'Sale with the free kick from the scrum and they break into the Saracens half and they win another penalty. They will kick down the line.
2'Aggressive defence from the Sharks and Saracens concede the penalty. AJ McGinty kicks the ball dead and Saracens have a scrum near the Sale 10 metre line.
1'We're off in the final game of the Champions Cup between Sale Sharks and Saracens.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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