Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks Match-Day Programme
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LEFT<br />
WING<br />
TOM ROEBUCK<br />
The European break saw their Champions Cup campaign<br />
beginning in style as they hammered Stade Francais 28-5<br />
at home, but it was to be their last game in the competition<br />
as they lost away to Leinster (37-27), away to the Stormers<br />
(31-24) and at home to La Rochelle (24-37), dropping down to<br />
the Challenge Cup round of 16 where they were defeated 23-15<br />
at Ospreys.<br />
<strong>Sale</strong>’s last two Premiership games of the calendar year brought<br />
contrasting results when they ground out a 22-20 home win<br />
over Saracens in a repeat of the previous season’s final, but<br />
were beaten 21-17 away by Northampton Saints.<br />
2024 has seen comparatively slim pickings for Sanderson’s<br />
charges, with a 32-20 reverse at Gloucester kicking off the<br />
new year.<br />
That was followed by their friendly loss to <strong>Newcastle</strong> and a 42-<br />
24 defeat at Bath at the end of the Six Nations hiatus, although<br />
an emphatic 41-5 home victory over Exeter Chiefs did at least<br />
lay to rest the ghosts of their early-season drubbing in Devon.<br />
Their last assignment at home to Harlequins a week ago<br />
brought a 37-31 win, with the tight nature of the Gallagher<br />
Premiership table meaning every point counts in their quest for<br />
Champions Cup rugby and beyond.<br />
careers.<br />
LEFT<br />
CENTRE<br />
MANU TUILAGI<br />
BELOW<br />
LOCK<br />
JOSH BEAUMONT<br />
The Premiership Rugby Cup campaign saw <strong>Sale</strong> bowing out at<br />
the group stage after losses at <strong>Newcastle</strong> and Leicester Tigers,<br />
although there were victories over Championship sides Caldy,<br />
Ampthill and Bedford.<br />
They got off to a flyer in the Gallagher Premiership, however,<br />
winning five of their first six games - a run which began with a<br />
20-15 home triumph over now-high-flying Northampton Saints.<br />
A 24-17 away win at Leicester reinforced their credentials<br />
as a serious challenger, and even a 43-0 thumping at Exeter<br />
did not knock them off their stride as they bounced back by<br />
beating Gloucester at home (24-10), Bristol Bears away (13-27),<br />
<strong>Newcastle</strong> at home (40-22) and Bath at home (11-9).<br />
IN OPPOSITION - SALE SHARKS<br />
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