Sale Sharks managed to open their account in the ongoing Premiership Rugby Cup as they managed a 15-15 draw against Saracens at AJ Bell Stadium in the second round.
In Josh Beaumont’s latest column for TRU, he discusses the value of the Premiership Cup, Sale and their European double, the planned extension to the season and the upcoming internationals.
Chris Ashton had a memorable debut as Sale Sharks completed a 34-13 win over Connacht in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.
Sale Sharks made a promising start to their European Rugby Challenge Cup campaign as they went on to complete a 41-24 bonus point win over Perpignan riding on a hat-trick from Byron McGuigan in their Pool 3 encounter at Stade Aime Giral on Friday.
Sale Sharks went on to claim their second win in the ongoing Gallagher Premiership season after they defeated Newcastle Falcons 20-7 at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.
Leicester Tigers survived an injury to Jonny May as they completed a 15-23 victory in the round six of the Gallagher Premiership against Northampton Saints at Twickenham Stadium.
Sale Sharks paid dearly for their missed goal kicks as Leicester Tigers completed a 19-15 victory in the round five of the Gallagher Premiership encounter at Welford Road on Sunday.
Beaumont’s Column: The Sale Sharks man assesses a tough start to the season for his club, a trip Welford Road, the top of the Premiership and he also talks England with 12 months to go until the World Cup.
Exeter Chiefs maintained their winning streak in the ongoing season of the Gallagher Premiership as they went on to beat Sale Sharks 35-18 at Sandy Park on Saturday.
Sale Sharks managed to open their account in the ongoing season of the Gallagher Premiership after they edged out Worcester Warriors 21-15 in the second round at AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday.
Marcus Smith impressed with 26 points as Harlequins completed a 51-23 bonus point victory over Sale Sharks in the opening game of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership season opener at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
Sale Sharks fullback Chris Ashton has been handed a ban of seven weeks following his recent red-card incident during the pre-season friendly against Castres last week.