Teams

Bath Rugby	Sale Sharks
Tries Butland, Guscott	Tries Baxendell, Moore, Sanderson, Smith
Cons none	Cons Howarth 3
Pens Butland 3	Pens Howarth
Team 15 FB Matt Perry 14 W Ieuan Evans 13 C Phil de Glanville (c) 12 C Jerry Guscott 11 W Adedayo Adebayo 10 FH Richard Butland 9 SH Steve Hatley 1 P Dave Hilton 2 H Andy Long 3 P John Mallett 4 L Deiniol Jones 5 L Nigel Redman 6 F Russell Earnshaw 7 F Richard Bryan 8 N8 Eric Peters     Replacements 16 H Mark Regan 17 P Victor Ubogu 18 N8 Nathan Thomas 19 C Jon Callard 20 Ricky Pellow 21 Iain Balshaw	Team 15 FB Jim Mallinder (c) 14 W Matt Moore 13 C Jos Baxendell 12 C Steve Davidson 11 W Tom Beim 10 FH Shane Howarth 9 SH Richard Smith 1 P Phil Winstanley 2 H Graham Dawe 3 P Duncan Bell 4 L Dave Baldwin 5 L Simon Raiwalui 6 F Pat Sanderson 7 F Dylan O'Grady 8 N8 David Erskine     Replacements 16 L Chris Murphy 17 H Steve Diamond 18 Kevin Ellis 19 Matt Tetlow 20 Pete Anglesea 21 Danny Williamson

Notes

Result Sale Sharks won by a margin of 10 points

Allied Dunbar Premiership points Sale Sharks 2, Bath Rugby 0

Ground name Recreation Ground, Bath

Attendance 6500

Referee SW Piercy

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