Timeline
| Time |
Sale Sharks |
Score |
London Irish |
| 0 |
start of first half |
|
start of first half |
| 24 |
|
0 - 3 |
Hewat - penalty goal |
| 29 |
Jones - sub on
Schwalger - sub off |
|
|
| 30 |
Lewis-Roberts - try |
5 - 3 |
|
| 37 |
|
5 - 8 |
Tagicakibau - try |
| 40 |
|
5 - 11 |
Hewat - penalty goal |
| 40+1 |
end of first half |
|
end of first half |
| 40 |
start of second half |
|
start of second half |
| 45 |
|
|
Coetzee - sub off
Paice - sub on
Rautenbach - sub on
Ion - sub off
Richards - sub on
Thompstone - sub off |
| 46 |
Macleod - penalty goal |
8 - 11 |
|
| 50 |
DC Tait - sub on
Cockbain - sub off |
|
|
| 55 |
Briggs - sub on
Koyamaibole - sub off |
|
Dermody - sub on
Murphy - sub off
Thorpe - sub off
Danaher - sub on |
| 70 |
Kennedy - sub on
Cohen - sub off |
|
Lamb - sub on
Malone - sub off |
| 72 |
|
|
Casey - sub off
Perry - sub on |
| 77 |
|
|
Richards - red card |
| 80 |
end of second half |
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end of second half |
Notes
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Result
London Irish won by a margin of 3 points |
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Guinness Premiership points
London Irish 4,
Sale Sharks 1 (1 losing bonus)
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Ground name
Edgeley Park, Stockport
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Attendance 6924
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Referee
GM Garner
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