{"id":573616,"date":"2026-05-08T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/573616\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:38:13","slug":"gloucester-rugby-21-15-sale-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/573616\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloucester Rugby 21-15 Sale Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLOUCESTER LEAVE IT LATE TO EDGE PAST SALE IN KINGSHOLM THRILLER<\/p>\n

Gloucester secured back-to-back victories in the Gallagher Prem for the first time this season, beating Sale Sharks 21-15 thanks to a last-gasp try from Charlie Atkinson.<\/p>\n

George Ford had produced a phenomenal drop goal with seven minutes to play that put Sale ahead, but Atkinson dived over with virtually the last play, securing a brilliant Gloucester win.<\/p>\n

Max Llewellyn broke from deep to push the Cherries up the pitch, before Atkinson found a brilliant line to grab his second score of the night.<\/p>\n

Sale Sharks got the opening try of the match after just eight minutes, with youngster Alfie Longstaff finishing off a flowing move.<\/p>\n

Ford started things off, with Jacques Vermeulen offloading to Tom Roebuck, who set up Longstaff and the hooker dived over for his second try in as many matches.<\/p>\n

Gloucester thought they had leveled the scores ten minutes later, only to be denied by the TMO.<\/p>\n

Matias Alemanno had dived over the line after the ball had been worked wide, but replays showed a clear knock on before the ball was grounded.<\/p>\n

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Atkinson puts \u2018Kingsholm on its feet\u2019 with stunning late winner to deny Sale<\/p>\n

Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n

The visitors grabbed a second try of the match after 24 minutes, completely against the run of play.<\/p>\n

Longstaff stole the ball in midfield, before feeding Tom O\u2019Flaherty, who showed electric pace to burst from the halfway line to score between the posts.<\/p>\n

Gloucester hit back right at the end of the first half, finally making the most of the pressure they\u2019d put Sale under for the majority of the half.<\/p>\n

Tomos Williams fed Loader off the back of a maul and the winger powered through two defenders to score and bring the hosts back into the game.<\/p>\n

Arthur Clark thought he had put the hosts in control with 20 minutes to play, bursting through a gap to score from halfway, but the try was disallowed for a forward pass following a TMO review.<\/p>\n

The game seemed to be petering out, until Ford decided to take control, with his incredible drop goal silencing the Kingsholm crowd.<\/p>\n

However, the home supporters were soon up and cheering, as Gloucester, who dominated the majority of the second half, stole a much-deserved victory right at the death, despite Ford\u2019s best efforts.<\/p>\n

The Cherries visit Saracens next week looking for a third consecutive win, while Sale host Leicester Tigers.<\/p>\n

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Ford nails ridiculous 50-metre drop-goal to restore Sale’s lead<\/p>\n

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